This massive, ancient stone was disassembled and then put back together again.

One of the foremost Sherlock Holmes collections is hidden away at a Toronto library.

Small ship votives hang from the vaulted ceiling of this port-side church with a Latin inscription on the wall.

Immortalized in bronze, this frazzled student will be glued to his screen for centuries.

Its columns were all carved from the same white oak tree.

One of Canada's oldest museums, the beautiful Redpath has been serving up Natural History and Ethnography since 1882.

The only example of a Paris Métro sign in use at a subway station outside of the French capital. 

A fragment of one of history’s most famous walls stands as a reminder of unity in a culturally divided city.

Regal guardians to one of the biggest banks in the world, symbols of Hong Kong's history and resilience.

Since 1942, this third-generation Cantonese barbecue join has been turning out gorgeously lacquered roasted meats.

The last street gas lamps in Hong Kong.

The Avenue of Mausolea is a series of grand palatial tombs.

Prowl through this sprawling bazaar under a massive Soviet-era dome for delicious eats.

An underground world of gorgeous, palatial metro stations designed as a nuclear shelter complex.

Looking for a unifying history, Uzbekistan finds its answer in a 14th Century Turco-Mongol conqueror... despite the fact he wasn't Uzbek.

Once a luxurious flagship of the Soviet Union, this Brutalist structure remains a landmark of Tashkent’s communist past.

Giant cauldrons overflow with Uzbekistan's favorite rice dish at this cavernous dining hall.

Light still pours into the ruins of this ancient Islamic observatory.

An 18-meter-long sarcophagus of a constantly growing dead prophet.

Controversially restored in the 1970s, this giant 15th-century mosque is shrouded in legend.

The pretty iron lamp is a reminder of the architecture underneath London's streets.

Its collection includes a broad array of social, geographic, graphic design, and political history.

This Art Deco house is home to the world's largest collection of Dora Gordine's paintings, drawings, and sculptures.

This museum inside a museum tells the story of London's timepieces.