Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

A small subculture of boat dwellers keep their traditional way of living alive at this Hong Kong Typhoon Shelter.

The iconic egg tart gets an upgrade with a laminated sourdough crust.

Soul-soothing fish congee awaits at one of Hong Kong’s remaining dai pai dongs.

This naval gun is fired every day at noon, an odd timekeeping tradition the origin of which is local legend.

Teeming with illegal goods and services, this towering maze of vice is also a popular tourist accommodation.

A half-century-old handmade dim sum joint opens daily at 3:00 a.m.

Chelsea's soldiers were given strict orders when crossing this historic bridge.

Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.

This sculpture encompasses the emotion of rail travel.

This pub has roots dating back to 1430.

An unassuming London park is actually a pilgrimage site for modern clowns.

Down a pint of ale where the Bishop of Ely's servants slept in 1546.

The taxidermied remains of a once-great parrot.

This no-frills joint has some of the most sublime Cantonese barbecue in town.

Two cannon-like cranes were installed on top of the bank building to fend off bad feng shui.

Regal guardians to one of the biggest banks in the world, symbols of Hong Kong's history and resilience.

Climb to the top of the world's largest seated bronze Buddha.

This hulking behemoth is actually five interconnected towers built in the 1960s.

Four ionic columns from the Treasury Department building ended up in a park in Nebraska.

Home to the world's largest quilt collection dating from the 1600s through today.

For one month, the fields and skies of Gibbon, Nebraska, come alive with one of the largest gatherings of sandhill cranes in North America.

A museum chronicling pioneer life constructed over Interstate 80.

One of Amsterdam's narrowest houses is located right across the canal from its widest.