These spectacular, symbolic serpents lie within the shadow of the Great Temple.

A disquieting Aztec sculpture displays hundreds of stone skulls representing the victims of human sacrifice.

At the base of the Golden Gate Bridge, a small sign basically begs for a high-five.

One of the last remaining Carpenter Gothic churches is situated on a wildflower conservatory overlooking the bay.

In Bermuda, this formal naval residence has become a go-to for cliff-jumpers and hikers.

The place of worship for Zoroastrians, Mumbai's Parsi fire temples use fire and ash for purification.

Rows of stone statues are dressed up to mourn children that are lost before birth.

This enormous censer uses a pulley system installed over 400 years ago.

Belfast's namesake river still winds below the city center, hidden from sight.

The ship built to ferry passengers and goods to the doomed Titanic is now the last remaining White Star Line vessel.

It was once nicknamed "the most bombed hotel in Europe."

This Victorian-era public house has set the standard for pub-style elegance for over a hundred years.

The Grand Lodge of Ireland is one of the oldest in the world, full of fantastical, elaborately themed rooms.

This courtly monument celebrates an influential comedian who turned taking the piss out of the powers-that-be into an art.

The enchanting archway is the only surviving portal into Dublin's lost medieval wall.

A museum that cashes in on its infamous little people while teaching you a thing or two about the Irish fey.

An Irish church where an 800-year-old mummy is reaching out of his coffin as if to shake hands.

A restored 1920s cascade stairway provides one of the best views of Oakland's Lake Merritt.

The remains of a deserted steamboat sit rusting beside an old ferry pier and an abandoned train platform.

This small oasis of flora and art was created in remembrance of a local auto business owner.

Appropriation-friendly collection of books, periodicals, and more.

A Zoroastrian funerary tower where excarnation rituals are carried out is threatened by the area's dwindling vulture population.

On a cornerstone of the City Museum is the head of a monstrous serpent stolen from an Aztec pyramid 400 years ago.

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.