This charming Latvian lane doubled as Baker Street on the Soviet Union’s version of Sherlock Holmes.

The reconstruction of this prominent building fulfilled a long-written command.

The mysterious empty cupola behind the monumental arch points to an ancient prophecy of Delhi.

Sacred Indian temple that’s all monkey business.

The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.

This stunning 15th-century royal hill fort preserves the age of chivalry in Rajasthan.

This incredible college library is a visual masterpiece of mosaic art. It also looks kind of like a giant boombox.

These haunting ruins of a 700-year-old Prehispanic city have witnessed centuries of wars and massacres.

This gem-encrusted temple is said to contain some of the Buddha's hair which can make the deaf hear and the blind see.

Over 2,000 ancient temples dot the Myanmar landscape at the site of this famed archaeological site.

A city entirely devoted to illegal gun production.

The third largest ship breaking yard in the world has created an eerie shipping graveyard in southern Pakistan.

The place that allegedly inspired James Hilton's depiction of Shangri-La.

Unique pagan culture in three extremely remote mountain valleys.

Where artisans use centuries-old techniques to build traditional Arabian ships.

This historic building housed the surviving crew members of the Titanic, who were left destitute after the wreck.

Unrepaired walls from a 1920 anarchist bomb attack.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

A very classy 1920s-era bar right in Grand Central Station.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

A plaque marks the house in Stockholm where the French philosopher René Descartes lived up until his death.

Looking strangely like Rome's Colosseum, this unfinished tower has dominated the skyline for over 100 years.