Since 1877, the characters of Sir Walter Scott’s “Ivanhoe” have been keeping time in this Leeds arcade.

The last remaining example of a painted house from the medieval period in Nice.

There are over 12,000 Buddha statues at this temple complex that has been mistakenly labeled a monastery.

One of Minoan Crete's most famous images, a crowned, lily-adorned figure striding through a garden, was largely invented in the 1900s from a handful of surviving fragments, and archaeologists still argue about what it actually shows.

Murals created to save a fisherman's quarter from demolition!

This vital ecological site provides tranquility and greenery, while being right on the edge of the city

Now dwarfed by high rises on adjacent reclaimed land, this fort once defended the coastline against pirates

Originally located in the business district, this former barracks building was dismantled and rebuilt on Hong Kong Island's south side

This grand old Chinese medical facility has been restored and reopened to serve its original purpose.

The oldest preserved Triumphal Arch in Northern Italy

Amazing Roman mosaics discovered by accident, in 1989, during some street furniture works

The world's second-largest toy production company has a lineup of its heroes outside

This airy five-floor library and museum houses thousands of books and rotating exhibits on Japanese monsters and anime.

The only Buddhist temple in Japan dedicated to breasts.

The largest privately owned statue of Buddha in Japan, built by a total amateur, with an unconventional look.

Hong Kong’s lone surviving ancient pagoda dates back to the 14th century.

Resting place of the legendary Wing Chun grandmaster who taught Bruce Lee.

A pentagram-covered shrine dedicated to a famed court astrologer known in the west as the Merlin of Japan.

An exceptional assortment of fossils recovered from private collections.

A huge communist-era propaganda monument and mural that offers stunning views of the Mongolian capital.

Enormous statue of the Emperor of the Mongols.

Established hundreds of years ago, Gandan remains the premier Buddhist monastery in Ulaanbaatar.

The monastery survived the Communist revolution in Mongolia as a religious museum.

A beloved tribute to the Fab Four and the freedoms they inspired.