This restaurant's specialty is "a major enigma for food historians."

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

Recently restored menagerie of Victorian-era beasts.

One of the shortest streets in York has an especially odd name.

Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

Two women with a flair for both adventure and artful clutter created this singular round home.

A unique journey back in time to an early 20th-century fairground.

The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.

This striking observation tower shaped like a spinnaker sail is the newest icon in historic Portsmouth.

Fascinating town where normal life interfaces with the occult.

Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.

A magical sinkhole on the Yucatán Peninsula is adorned with mini waterfalls and hanging vines.

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.

An elaborate Mayan city shrouded in alien conspiracy revealed the tomb of Pacal the Great.

The ruins of an ancient Mayan city, beautifully preserved and only accessible by boat.

Three small rooms in the jungle house the most elaborate and intact murals of the Mayan world.

This series of waterfalls tumble into a radiantly blue river.

Extraordinary sculpture garden created by an eccentric English poet.

Peaceful gardens hide an underground torture museum.

Kitschy horror displays now fill the house where some very real serial killing took place.

A Mexican Romeo-and-Juliet-esque legend has given this super-narrow alleyway a reputation for romance.

Meat and seafood are part of the frozen dessert flavors available at these legendary street stands.