This one-block alleyway is stuffed with street art that is colorful, cultural, and intensely political.

One of the largest trees of its kind in California.

On any given day this sprawling market houses literally tons of government-regulated gold, gems, and precious metals.

This enormous sports car themed amusement park is home to the world’s fastest roller coaster.

Whitewashed mosque contains the world's largest carpet.

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

This opulent 16th-century Maharaja’s palace is a unique mix of Hindu and Muslim designs.

The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.

The world's second-largest sundial, made entirely out of stone.

Sacred Indian temple that’s all monkey business.

More than half of this Indian palace is drowned but it looks all the more spectacular for it.

An imperial fortress city that incorporated cultural elements from the entire Mughal empire, only to be abandoned the year it was finished.

A blooming house of worship for the masses.

A colossal floating restaurant built to look like a ancient Chinese imperial palace.

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

Moscow's other, lesser known kremlin is a fairytale-like cultural complex modeled after Old Russia.

Gargantuan home of Russian science.

The gorgeous entrances into the city's underbelly look more like grand halls than subway stops.

Former headquarters of the KGB.

This building holds the embalmed remains of the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution.

World's largest bell sits on the grounds of the Kremlin in Moscow.

This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

This tiny museum's sizable collection is jammed into a former underground public toilet.