The lavish, well-preserved home of a wealthy Baba Nyonya family is now a cultural museum.

The personal library of the founder of modern neurology is open to visitors.

Pitié-Salpêtrière was the dumping grounds for women who received the dreaded diagnosis of "hysterical."

What looks like a normal building is really a hollow facade hiding a subway vent.

This former “ante-chamber to the guillotine” has been refurbished to illustrate the brutal history of French justice.

Following the trail of an old metro line, this scenic path is haunted by a creepy spriggan statue.

The world's first purpose-built motor racetrack was destroyed by the outbreak of two world wars.

It's believed King John of England stayed at this 13th-century castle before riding off to sign the Magna Carta.

The patch of land below the memorial was gifted by the British to the United States.

One of the oldest trees in Britain may have been witness to some of the country's formative moments.

Now overlooking the Home of the British Army, this gargantuan statue was removed from its original location in London.

This curious gravestone tells the legend of an unknown mariner's grisly murder.

This peaceful oasis appears dreamy, but it's also the site of a nightmarish legend.

These caves secretly held national treasures during World War II.

This Jewish bakery, among the last in the region, sells legendary sweets from a century-old storefront.

An eclectic mix of influences rot together in harmony in this India necropolis.

Ancient and modern architecture are joined in Louis Kahn's monument to democracy.

The fight to make Bengali an official language started in this stunning university hall.

Hidden under the thick tropical vegetation of a cemetery is the tomb of Columbo Sahib.

The untimely death of a dignitary's daughter led to this fort being abandoned before it was ever finished.

All that is left of an Armenian community that thrived in Dhaka 200 years ago.

This colorful palace is an oasis of calm amid the hustle and bustle of the Buriganga riverfront.

A tiny mosque decorated with mosaics using an early form of recycling.

Since 1942, this third-generation Cantonese barbecue join has been turning out gorgeously lacquered roasted meats.