Quito's historic, main square dates back to the 16th century.

The home of Mahatma Gandhi during part of the 21 years he spent living in South Africa is now a guest house.

Lucerne's central prison was converted into a tourist hotel with a bare minimum of changes.

The cell which saved the life of Ludger Sylbaris, "the man who lived through Doomsday."

This Brazilian astronomy museum allows guests to gaze at the stars through their telescopes each weekend.

An art museum with an eclectic design and a scandalous past.

The earliest known map to show America, discovered by accident at a Paris bookshop.

An inspired museum dedicated to the patron saint of enslaved people, inside the cloisters where he lived and died.

A mysterious dark-skinned Christ statue has been this town's religious center for centuries.

This softball diamond has a culture all its own.

Crumbling remnant of Rio's colonial past tucked behind Corcovado mountain in the neighborhood of Cosme Velho.

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

A no-frills, DIY nature preserve manned by a U.S. expat who has dedicated his life to turtle conservation.

Where dogs like the rare "Fire-Tailed Border Cocker" run free on the mountainside.

Paris' fabled purveyor of exotic taxidermy and natural history curios.

A counter-culture bookstore like no other hides in plain sight in the streets of Paris.

Abandoned railway line circling the city of Paris.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

The macabre collection of Jacques Sirgent, an expert scholar on the undead and all of their trappings.

This little-known relic crypt holds stolen parts of a Roman Empress.

Dozens of vintage puppets are displayed in an unassuming hallway at the public library.

The largest falcon hospital in the world, caring for over 6,000 feathered patients every year.

Feed it cash, get your very own gold bar.

A faithful reproduction of Al-Jazari's enormous water clock.