Once called "the biggest room in the world," this Victorian-era hall is so large that it contains a smaller 1970s heptagonal theatre.

Founded by French colonists in 1919, this mountain resort has been transformed into one-of-a-kind theme park.

A unique interactive experience of everyday life in communist Yugoslavia—a very different time in Croatian history.

Young Emmett Till's tragic story, which sparked America's civil rights movement, is retold near the site where it occurred.

Drink the 'Blood of Christ' in this Roman Catholic fever dream.

An undeciphered text is inscribed on a mysterious stone slab.

Dine at a legendary after-hours joint frequented by David Bowie and Iggy Pop.

Dine on dumplings at the oldest dim sum restaurant in New York.

Marvel at this immense work of art that greets arrivals to the city.

This building's name and a plaque are all that's left of what was probably the most important nightclub of the Madchester music scene.

For more than a century, Parisians have come for affordable dishes in a grand converted train station.

Marvel at the opulent Art Nouveau interior while dining on dirt-cheap French classics.

Once an opulent Art Nouveau hotspot, the Constanța Casino is one of Romania's most beautiful abandoned buildings.

Come for the waffles, stay for more waffles.

Open since 1690, this former teahouse makes “strength mochi” based on the centuries-old recipe.

Now a ruin, this grand resort was coveted by a communist autocrat and an eccentric Japanese golfer.

The world's newest astronomical clock is also its most accurate.

A folk-art cottage and hotel straight from a Slavic fairy tale.

The kitsch mansion of the former Romanian president Nicolae Ceaușescu features a golden bathroom.

A museum dedicated to secret surveillance.

In the heart of Tirana, this underground nuclear bunker has been transformed into a museum.

This one-of-a-kind indie publisher-bookshop specializes in archiving historic red-light districts and niche cultural topics of the Shōwa era.

A discarded umbrella stand from a women's prison is an object of pride at a library that is dedicated to women's culture and achievements.

Several 12th-century ruins can be found inside this historical market.