An out-of-place slice of France, smack in the middle of Shanghai.

The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline.

This bar is home to what's likely the oldest living jazz band in the world.

This Scottish graveyard is the final resting place of the man who inspired the character Ebenezer Scrooge.

Remnants of the 16th-century defensive wall still stand unassumingly within Edinburgh.

A book bound in the skin of an infamous criminal, along with countless other specimens.

Overlooked by many, the two famous Scottish warriors guard the main gate of Edinburgh Castle.

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

A six-ton wedding present for the King of the Scots.

The colorful stairs are made with marble from the world's major quarries.

This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.

An ancient Scottish rock formation said to be the gravesite of a giant remains ensconced in legend and intrigue.

These fantastically named natural pools look like something out of a Scottish myth.

The most iconic structure in Scotland has been home to bishops, colonels, and Sean Connery characters.

A baffling beast so absurd a town councilman called it "intellectual vomit in technicolor."

This submersible road connecting a French island to the mainland is lined with safety towers for when the tide strands travelers.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

Despite a fraught and controversial history this African island holds a powerful monument to the tragedy of the slave trade.

This tiny, tranquil Senegalese island serves as a powerful symbol of the Atlantic slave trade.

Over 4,700 miles of trees being planted to hold back the desert.

This series of rope-style bridges brings visitors into a jungle layer that is usually reserved for birds and monkeys.

Where thousands of slaves passed through the "Door of No Return."

A monument to the more than one million enslaved Africans deported from the port of Ouidah.

The abandoned Bermudian home of a British naval leader is surrounded by crumbling sporting fields and the graves of convicts.