This humble historic facade hides a history of boozing and the gentlemanly sport of rat-fighting.

During the 19th century, you could pay for violence off a prix fixe menu on this Manhattan street.

The best place in New York to pick up the controversial, notoriously foul-smelling Asian "king of fruits."

More than half of this Indian palace is drowned but it looks all the more spectacular for it.

The world's second-largest sundial, made entirely out of stone.

A blooming house of worship for the masses.

An ancient iron pillar in Delhi that seems to be rustproof.

The stones of this Incan wall complex fit together so well you couldn't fit a piece of paper between some of them.

Pivotal home of Nobel Prize winner Pablo Neruda.

A beautiful deserted greenhouse in the middle of a park.

What was once a unique system of urban elevators is turning into a mechanical ruin.

Earth's tallest volcano is sacred to Native Hawaiians, and home to a dozen world-class observatories.

These picturesque Hawaiian falls are home to a rare species of fish that uses a special sucker to climb up cliffs.

Hide from the tourist hordes in these relatively unknown, and unguarded lava caves.

A beach made of semi-precious green sand on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi.

This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.

A chilling monument to Korean patriots who resisted the Japanese occupation.

The wooden telephone box hidden away in London's Piccadilly was the original prototype of the iconic kiosk.

A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.

Gaze upon chocolate sculptures depicting everything from chariot races to Gaudí's famous church at this shrine to sweets.