The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

A colorful narrow alley in Cuba is full of street art and sculptures made of found objects.

A curious memorial to the Berlin Wall, German division, the war, and those who died at the wall.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

A famous songsmith's custom piano, dubbed "High Society," is hidden just out of sight in one of New York's finest hotels.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

Hidden in an ordinary Midtown building is a one-room museum dedicated to the greatest escape artist.

A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.

An unassuming secret door once led to a legendary watering hole.

One of the last few places in Manhattan that employed a pneumatic systemic keeps it on display.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

New York's oldest magic store.

A small Second Empire-style building is one of only seven remaining lighthouses on the Hudson River.

The tallest unclimbed mountain in the world remains poorly charted out of respect for local spirits.

Nepal's unclimbable sacred peak.

This automated sculpture of two men peeing will spell out text messages with their micturition.

A small etching on the white marble parapet was written in runic script by a Viking mercenary.

Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.

This functioning parish church is also the site of many concert performances due to its wonderful acoustics.

The great polar explorer is remembered in this far northern town, where he embarked on his final expedition.

The first and only troll museum in Norway has interactive exhibits, friendly staff and a small gift shop.

Cat art as far as the eye can see.

A pilgrimage around a forbidden peak sacred to four faiths.

This Yellowstone geyser may not shoot as high as the nearby Old Faithful, but it erupts for considerably longer.