To gaze upon the visage of Sri Lanka's biggest Buddha, one must first pass through the Tunnel of Hell.

Eat the ultimate iteration of Portugal's most beloved pastry.

This third-generation institution is one of the last in London that still cures its own salt beef for epic sandwiches.

The majority of the museum's large collection is held in a storage space open to the public a few times a year.

Six times a day a train runs right through the middle of this Thai street market, sending vendors scrambling.

A tall karst islet popularized by 007.

This shop and gallery is a modern-day cabinet of curiosities, unassumingly positioned along an urban thoroughfare.

This 22-floor tower's Skydeck offers panoramic views of Amsterdam.

What started as a way to address damp basement walls turned into a house filled with intricate hand-carved designs.

The curios of pharmacist and collector Henry Wellcome.

Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.

A former taxidermist has turned his old shop into a folk art mecca.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.

Derelict airplane bodies serve as both home and income for three Thai families.

A beautiful but toxic fountain of mercury.

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.

Construction of Barcelona's iconic (but controversial) church is expected to be completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

The big toe of this towering monument to a Croatian national hero is worn from years of superstitious rubbing.

When a supermarket opened up shop within a medieval building it became protected by UNESCO on a technicality.

A wonderfully strange collection of 500+ stuffed frogs doing people things.

An ethereal glowing blue ocean cave in Croatia.

At 1,732 feet above sea level, this spectacularly isolated yet surprisingly bustling bar is the highest pub in Britain.

A Sri Lankan tea factory's ironic take on the Los Angeles landmark.