One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

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

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

An ancient necropolis of magnificent tombs.

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

This spectacular dome managed to survive after being bombed in World War II, in an event known as the "Miracle of Mosta."

This Stone Age solar temple aligns with the sun on each equinox and solstice.

Depicting scenes of everyday life - and specific individuals - in Great Depression era San Francisco.

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.

This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.

This turn of the century masterpiece has a mysterious goaty interloper.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

The divine septet of Japanese fortune gods are rendered in 1,000-year-old wood at this peaceful site.

A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

Home to over 200,000 artifacts, this museum attempts to guide visitors through the ancient history of Beijing and Imperial China.

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

An out-of-place slice of France, smack in the middle of Shanghai.

This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.

Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant