Whitewashed mosque contains the world's largest carpet.

This bazaar is one of the oldest in the Arabian world.

Willy Wonka would love this weird half-a-home.

This massive, ancient stone was disassembled and then put back together again.

A monument to the 17,000 Chinese who worked and died to build Canada's Pacific Railway.

One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.

One of the largest underground systems runs under Canada's largest urban center.

This ratty natural history collection is a charming relic among a city rushing into modernity.

The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline.

This psychedelic tourist trap is a leisurely descent into madness.

One of the largest megalithic complexes in England, which local legend holds is a wedding party turned to stone by the Devil.

Created by one of England's most prolific labyrinth designers, inspired by Bath city history.

Bangkok's men with dangerous jobs come here in search of protective talismans.

The headquarters of the Mahanikai school of Buddhism, Thailand's largest monastic order.

Bangkok celebrated its shifting monarchy with a militaristic homage to democracy.

The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.

For centuries young Thai men used this Giant Swing as a slingshot to heaven.

This observatory high on a hilltop in the center of Santiago got its start in 1852.

Pablo Neruda's custom-built lover's nest was made to remind him of the sea and named after his mistress' hair.

It's just another skyscraper, but it's shaped like '90s cell phone.

This sculpture meant to honor the bravery of the Indigenous Mapuche people of Chile proved controversial.

Several plaster noses are hidden in plain sight around London's Soho neighborhood.

The wooden telephone box hidden away in London's Piccadilly was the original prototype of the iconic kiosk.

This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.