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

A "gateway" into Mexico's northern border, represented by an abstract red tower.

Take in a sweeping views of Guanajuato—and save yourself a hike up a steep hill—on this funicular.

After it was missing for a decade, this 40-foot statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe was found and returned to a place of honor—with a little help from a tropical storm.

This ”skyspace,” which bears a resemblance to a spacecraft, is designed to disappear in the presence of light.

This centuries-old mine remained hidden beneath a hotel bar until 2013.

The jewel of the museum is a rare tumulus, a funeral decoration from the 18th century.

A giant "X" symbolizes the blood spilled from the brutal Juárez drug wars.

When life gives you Prohibition, open a bar in Juárez.

A fairy tale castle in modern Rome.

Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.

A whale rib was used to advertise the store by the arch that offered exotic goods from far away.

A 15th-century monumental Latin inscription on this house celebrates Lorenzo Manilio's love for Rome.

This small church was constructed over the ruins of three temples dating to the Roman Republic.

This is the oldest Roman-made bridge in the city still existing in its original state.

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

This ancient city was home to one of the greatest schools of Greek philosophy.

On the shores of Lake Garda, the ruins of a Roman villa that allegedly belonged to the poet Catullus.

Some say this medieval church is where the poet Dante married his wife and also met the love of his life.

A plaque on the base of this statue holds a bewitching design.

Giant topiary dog once played a role in a terrorist bomb plot.

This enormous banquet-themed artwork honors over 1,000 notable women throughout history.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.