A sobering account of the vibrant multicultural neighborhood that was destroyed under apartheid.

This African beach is home to thousands of rare mainland penguins that are known for their annoying voice.

Formerly known as the Malay Quarter, Bo Kaap is a colorfully-painted suburb located in the “Mother City” of South Africa.

Located in Nairobi National Park, this animal orphanage is the oldest of its kind in Kenya.

Just outside of Nairobi lies a large estate surrounded by endangered Rothschild giraffes, who have been fed from the window by Mick Jagger and Walter Cronkite.

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.

The Metropolitan Police refurbished the blue box (perhaps not coincidentally) the same year "Doctor Who" returned to TV screens.

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.

The anatomical-pathological collection of a man who changed surgery.

The quaint little store that is said to have inspired a famous Dickens novel was only given its name after the book was released.

Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.

Amazing and mysterious Neolithic settlement on Scotland's Orkney Islands.

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Monasteries on rock pillars, once accessible only by frayed ropes.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

360° views of the city plus five floors of optical illusions and hands-on science.

The beautiful baroque library of the Hapsburg empire.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.