Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

The world's longest outdoor escalator takes visitors to the top of China's largest dam and is also shaped like a dragon.

19th century pendulum and a clock restored by a rogue group of guerilla artists.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

Construction of Barcelona's iconic (but controversial) church is expected to be completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

This historic building housed the surviving crew members of the Titanic, who were left destitute after the wreck.

The New York hotel where tragic visionary Nikola Tesla spent his final hours, destitute and alone but for the pigeons.

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

The "Seinfeld" diner.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

The little-known, 300-year history of the area includes former lives as a bustling tobacco port, parking lot, and industrial dump.

These picturesque Hawaiian falls are home to a rare species of fish that uses a special sucker to climb up cliffs.

Hide from the tourist hordes in these relatively unknown, and unguarded lava caves.

A wondrous old library overlooking the nation's capital.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

This star-studded Old Hollywood restaurant is where fettuccine Alfredo made its United States debut.

This hilltop park offers magnificent views and a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece.