This family-owned pottery shop is home to the last operational dragon kiln in Singapore.

Tucked away behind an unassuming set of shops is a must-see series of stunning murals.

An Italian restaurant became a rock-and-roll hangout and the lair of the "Hollywood vampires."

When the plague struck York, this stone was used to leave supplies for the sick.

A tiny Greek Orthodox church from the Ottoman era hides on a busy city street.

A normal, unassuming pedestrian overpass has been the demise of many, many trucks.

A gorgeous, Gaudí-esque stairway constructed in the city of Istanbul by a prominent Jewish family.

Chelsea's soldiers were given strict orders when crossing this historic bridge.

The history of those incarcerated in Singapore during World War II is etched into the bricks of a popular staircase.

Where a railroad loops under or over itself to rise or drop more than 70 feet in a short distance.

This 1836 church, constructed by formerly enslaved people, honors a leader in Afrocentric music.

An underground nightclub helped spark a "Singing Revolution."

This massive basalt sea stack stands obtrusively from the rocky coastline.

This 19th-century museum inside of a lighthouse is only accessible during low tide.

A few steps from the site of the Tlatelolco massacre, this museum tells the story of Mexico's 1968 student protests.

A magnificent, reportedly haunted mansion built for a composer by Spiritualists.

A sparse, solitary sequoia still stands as a living tribute to the famous conservationist who planted it—but it's dying.

Straight out of a nightmare, barcode-faced babies climb up and down Prague's television tower.

Centuries of crashing waves carved out this small hole in the rock, which lights up at certain parts of the year.

At the site of a graffiti artist's murder, fellow artists gather to pay homage.

An often overlooked ancient site in downtown Athens with substantial history (and nature).

The oldest Muslim cemetery in Singapore, with a strong royal connection.

This statue was a gift to commemorate the Thai monarch's first visit to a foreign land.

A manifestation of modernist architectural ideas, this massive, multi-purpose building was one of the first of its kind in Southeast Asia.