Shiny Brutalist box commemorates a pioneer of electricity and houses a railway transformer.

The world's largest frame offers spectacular views of the city's past and present.

A preposterously luxurious hotel with gold-plated iPads, Rolls Royce chauffeurs, and a staff that trains by watching "Downton Abbey."

On any given day this sprawling market houses literally tons of government-regulated gold, gems, and precious metals.

A unique configuration of blown glass can be found inside this hotel lobby.

A hands-off space for graffiti artists to hone and display their skills.

The childhood home of Earth's alien chameleon is a humble Brixton flat.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

Mary Kelly was last seen here before she was murdered by Jack the Ripper.

This unassuming building produced some of the world's most famous bells.

A well-studied colony of endangered bats roosts in this abandoned Victorian Gothic mansion.

On this wooded path, a stained-glass window creates a spellbinding forest cathedral.

This stretch of the River Severn where large waves flow against the current is the birthplace of river surfing.

Every year locals tumble 650 feet down to the bottom of the hill chasing a Double Gloucester cheese.

Vietnam's feral abandoned water park offers access to a post-apocalyptic funscape, now with fewer crocodiles.

This bridge is embedded with a giant steel dragon that breathes fire from its mouth.

This spectacular bridge supported by two gigantic hands looks like something out of a fantasy universe.

Witnesses claim the Virgin Mary statue outside the church once mysteriously shed a single tear.

A nightmare for the claustrophobic lies hidden in Southeast Asia.

Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.

Ho Chi Minh's perfectly preserved body has been on display here since 1975.

Home of the unusual art of water puppetry, one of Vietnam's oldest curiosities.

Life-sized painted illusions let pedestrians blend in with the street art.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?