This device was crucial to the Industrial Revolution development of Leeds.

The last gas-lit cinema in the United Kingdom, and perhaps the world.

In a small courtyard resides this large mural that draws inspiration from Leeds and its history.

A former factory serves as a shrine to the industry that sustained Santorini for decades.

Feed it cash, get your very own gold bar.

A unique configuration of blown glass can be found inside this hotel lobby.

No building in the world leans as far as the so-called “Leaning Tower of Abu Dhabi.”

The United Arab Emirates's biggest and oldest fort pays homage to a lost era.

The cluster of igloo-like domes forms the remains of an ancient burial ground.

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

Over the dunes of the Empty Quarter, the mysterious music of the desert.

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

A preposterously luxurious hotel with gold-plated iPads, Rolls Royce chauffeurs, and a staff that trains by watching "Downton Abbey."

Whitewashed mosque contains the world's largest carpet.

This indoor ski resort has a mountain contained inside a mall.

This artificial archipelago was supposed to resemble a map of the world.

Billed as the "largest natural flower garden in the world" this Middle Eastern show field has little competition at 45 million flowers.

An abandoned desert hamlet swallowed up by sand.

Some of the last remaining relics of one of World War II's most important invasions.

The lasting remains of the Balloon Section of the British Armed Forces.

Madrid's romantically ornate crystal palace has been offering shelter to plants and art for over a century.

The oldest restaurant in the world is this old-world Spanish eatery, still known for its suckling pig.

A bookstore dedicated to the intersection of comedy and art.

A once-secret library of Freemason history in Catalonia.