Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.

This outdoor library provides around-the-clock access to around 7,000 books.

This massive steel pyramid can be entered by a set of jagged steps that let visitors stand in its heart.

Once used to screen films for theater owners to rent, this historic building is now a start up hub.

An odd, ancient window that may have once been part of a brutal prison is embedded in the side of New York's Police Plaza.

The trunk of this 700-year-old tree measures more than 60 feet around, making it the oldest and largest baobab in Sri Lanka.

This small monument marks the divide between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans at the southernmost tip of Africa.

What was once the base for Russia's first nature reserve is now a ghost town, right on the shore of Lake Baikal.

Abandoned city hidden from the world by tropical forest and isolation on the coast of Kenya.

The oldest Jewish cemetery in Southeast Asia is a monument to a disappearing community.

Island, once a pirate hideout, now home to an abandoned resort.

A meditative walk up 353 stairs leads to a majestic white Buddha overlooking Pai.

Only a few pieces remain of a grand 16th-century water clock that once announced the changing hours with the sound of bells, gongs, and drums.

A fifth-century temple improbably built into the side of a cliff.

The oldest Hindu temple complex in Nepal serves as the seat of Nepal’s national deity, Lord Pashupatinath.

This basement museum explores the art and artistry of fascism.

This plaque marks the former home of one of the first women physicians in the Netherlands.

Inside India's oldest mosque, a lamp is said to have burnt for 1,000 years without going out.

Liquor and flowers mark a holy site for Indian motorcycle riders.

Also known as the "Red Taj Mahal."

Delhi's oldest Christian cemetery is also said to be one of the most haunted in the region.

This diminutive yet beautiful local stepwell once yielded enough water to irrigate the lush fields of the village.

This deserted palace is one of the finest examples of Indo-Islamic architecture in India.

Hidden in the rain-forests of Arunachal Pradesh in Northeast India lies the village of Ziro, home to the Apatanis.