A superb spot to appreciate the traditional boats of the Indian Ocean.

This bazaar is one of the oldest in the Arabian world.

Qatar's oldest market can trace its origins back more than a century.

This 23-foot-tall bear stands amid the hustle and bustle of Hamad International Airport.

The site of a bloody showdown between invading Iraqi forces and a cell of the popular resistance in Kuwait.

Kuwait City's uniquely designed water towers look straight out of a retro sci-fi cityscape.

Home to Alan Turing, the cracking of the Enigma code, and Captain Ridley's shooting party.

Museum celebrating the history of computers, especially their role in codebreaking.

One of the world’s smallest bars, just 13 square feet, is brimming with speakeasy flair.

This grisly effigy displays an early Christian martyr who was skinned alive and beheaded.

The secret medieval communication system will whisk your words above the noise of the crowd.

This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.

"The prettiest love letters in the world" ... or so said Lord Byron.

Small on the outside, big on the inside, this church is an astonishing act of visual deception.

A brutalist gem towering over the heart of Milan.

An ossuary built in 1210 to collect bones from the Ospedale Maggiore of Milan.

Before there were doorbells this bronze ear was installed for visitors to announce their arrival.

This curious building hides eclectic details like medieval gargoyles alongside naked angels and Art Nouveau mosaics.

St. Mary's features one of the most spectacularly decorated cathedral interiors in all of Europe.

Poland's oldest surviving university building holds a wealth of historic science instruments including some used by Copernicus.

Displaced highlanders would take shelter from the wet Scottish climate under the large walled bridge at Glasgow Central Station.

Resting in the middle of an Austrian river, this sci-fi "island" lets people cross in neon style.

A famous burial ground with a history both grim and literary.

This Roman amphitheater is said to be King Arthur's legendary Round Table.