This mysterious but iconic tapered tower appears in many Azeri fairytales and legends.

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

A trough of 700 strange bronze faces runs through a narrow alley in Ljubljana's old town.

Hollywood's oldest hotel is the site of the first Academy Awards, the birthplace of Marilyn Monroe's career, and the home of Montgomery Clift's ghost.

This beautiful example of neoclassical architecture is one of Uruguay's most treasured cultural gems.

The first memorial dedicated solely to the Black troops who fought for the Union.

One of Bhutan's oldest temples was purportedly built to halt a giant female ogre from preventing the spread of Buddhism across Tibet.

The F1 Mexican Grand Prix circuit goes right through the middle of this old baseball stadium.

A crypt believed by many Congolese to be a center of black magic.

The tallest building in the Republic of the Congo is a source of pride despite its towering maintenance costs.

Ethiopia's "smoking mountain" is in one of the hottest regions on the planet and is home to two lava lakes.

The hottest place on the planet.

This Soviet statue is based on a piece of propaganda that's been elevated to national myth.

This beautiful deer park was built so King Charles I and his court could go hunting while escaping a deadly plague outbreak.

Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.

The first mosque in the world to receive electricity.

This secluded walkway overlooks a magnificently wild London green space.

Pay your respects to departed pets, both celebrity and otherwise.

In Kazakhstan, a colorful cathedral with many lives once survived the most powerful earthquake in the region.

These barriers stand as stark reminders of Northern Ireland's troubled past.

On a small Slovenian island, diners can mix and match a classic cake into dozens of sweet and savory flavor combinations.

This stunning 15th-century royal hill fort preserves the age of chivalry in Rajasthan.

The oldest still-inhabited hill fort in India looks like a magnificent golden sandcastle.

It was once nicknamed "the most bombed hotel in Europe."