Amidst towering office buildings, a local pub lives inside Sheffield’s oldest surviving domestic building.

These unusual paintings give thanks to the saints and deities who granted people favors and miracles.

A small collection of iguana-infested ruins hides amid Cancún's bustling hotel zone.

Worm salt and other local ingredients are on the menu at this cult favorite ice cream shop.

A centuries-old lookout post still sits atop a natural stone spire.

A never-inhabited village that was built as part of Mussolini's agricultural reforms.

A complex, nine-layer maze on the grounds of a Venetian doge's playground.

This Greek cinema was architecturally inspired by Mussolini's vision of a fascist Mediterranean utopia.

This restored Portuguese cafe may well be the most beautiful place in the world to grab a Big Mac.

A facility built in 1992 for an underground nuclear test remains in place today.

This micro-nation may be some sort of prank, but its constitution sure seems official.

Surreal works of unreal stone and metal dot the landscape of this Latvian art park.

This impressively complicated radioastronomy research center was once a tool of Soviet spies.

A series of playful yellow penguins share a serious message about the environment.

Thousands of slain Soviet soldiers are buried within the shadow of this enormous obelisk.

The "shampooer of kings" who opened London's first curry cafe was a celebrity in the 19th century, but is all but forgotten now.

At this historic pub, you can sit back, sip, and watch a whole century go by.

London's first edible insect farm offers facility tours and cooking classes.

A hidden tunnel leads to an abandoned slate quarry that's now a secret swimming spot guarded by cliffs.

The only medieval bridge in Britain with its defensive tower still in tact.

This black cat was actually designed to ward off bad luck.

Castle and secret tunnel withstood a siege until its owner was killed by the Holy Roman Empire, while sitting on the toilet.

This region of Slovakia boasts some of the most plentiful opal mines in the world.

A quirky little wax museum is home to some of the most famous Serbians in history.