Traditional 15th century Chinese garden in the middle of Vancouver.

On the waterfront of Sydney, Nova Scotia, a 60-ft. fiddle greets incoming ships.

This historic cemetery stopped accepting bodies before many Canadian cities were founded.

Site of the first official transatlantic wireless communications.

A morbid piece of memorabilia from the most famous shipwreck in current history is just one of the many poignant artifacts in this Canadian museum's collection.

The final resting place of 121 victims of the RMS Titanic, 42 of which may never be identified.

Local legend says Isaac Newton built this footbridge without any screws, bolts, or nails.

Numberless clock creates a meal of time for the dreaded, insectile Chronophage.

An extraordinary library and archive dedicated to the history of the Arctic and Antarctic poles.

Winding paths and ramshackle mausoleums in the oldest "park cemetery" in London.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.

This churchyard arbor is surrounded by hundreds of gravestones placed there by author Thomas Hardy.

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

This sidewalk tribute honors Colorado's great culinary creation.

150 or so scrounged-up lamps, chandeliers, and lanterns light up this alley in central Athens.

A crushed gate and giant bronze head serve as a reminder of Greece's fight for freedom.

The oldest standing Byzantine church in Athens is tucked within a monastery in the middle of an upscale shopping district.

Heralded as the world's first theater, these ruins are often overlooked as they reside in the shadows of the Acropolis.

The ruined doorway is a portal to the building's turbulent and torturous past.

This small 16th-century church in Athens is almost entirely surrounded by a modern building.

The Cycladic architecture makes this Athens neighborhood feel like an island paradise hidden in the shadow of the Acropolis.

A sharp sculpture made of thousands of pieces of jagged glass.

The oldest cemetery of modern-day Athens blends the modern and ancient worlds.