An ancient knight and a symbol of the city's freedom.

The first mosque in the world to receive electricity.

Oriental bazaar in the heart of Sarajevo.

The place where World War I began.

Housing the groundbreaking maps and globes of Gerard Mercator.

Designed as a reminder of one of the darkest moments in Austrian history.

This tiny shop has been serving traditional tamales for more than 200 years.

Cat art as far as the eye can see.

The world's first zoo for microbes collecting the horrible and wonderful things living on and around us.

Museum preserving torture methods from the past.

With over 10,000 lights, this engineering marvel lights up the city after dark.

A museum glorifying the life of Stalin, located in the city of his birth.

Ancient rock-hewn town that witnessed key events of Georgian history.

This medieval manuscript collection has some of the most obscure and ancient texts in the world.

Despite producing just a handful of movies, a brave and lyrical filmmaker has an entire museum dedicated to him.

Milan's duomo is covered in beautiful carving including a curious "dinosaur-like" beast.

A little slice of Japan and its aesthetics in London's Holland Park.

This artist's home turned gallery/museum preserves the creator's love of "Eastern" influences.

A special train service transported Sydney's dead from this station to "Necropolis Receiving Houses" at Rookwood Cemetery.

Native Australian lizards inhabit this garden celebrating Sydney and its sister city in China.

An indigenous ethnobotanist runs this brunch spot celebrating Australia’s native flavors.

One of Australia's largest secondhand bookstores.

A fountain standing as a testament to a doomed alliance.

Legend says if you stick your thumb in the hole and it gets wet your wish will be granted.