Initially built for a Chinese princess and sultana, this well was used to secretly assassinate some 200 Portuguese colonizers.

A unique, time-transcending work of art depicting the progress of trade in Singapore.

Once a crime hotspot, this refurbished underpass is now home to a bookstore and a mural celebrating the history of Manila.

This enormous Hindu temple in Queens serves incredible dosas in its basement canteen.

The Vatican of the movie industry turned into an actual church.

Deliciousness abounds at a Guatemalan restaurant masquerading as a pizzeria.

Once America's longest-manned military fort, now an abandoned hulk.

Dine on dumplings at the oldest dim sum restaurant in New York.

Home to some of the last true noodle artisans in New York.

The impeccably spiced roast pork buns at this bakery are worth the wait.

Staten Island's original central park is the former home of the city water supply as well as thousands of immigrant graves.

Now owned by the National Park Service, this location was once home to illegal boxing matches.

A self-made museum in Queens, New York continues to display the work of a sculptor known for paving his own way.

Some of New York's best tacos can be found in the back of an unassuming bodega in Queens.

This small New York museum examines Chinese history from its origins right up to its arrival in the city.

Shop while you wait for a table in this tiny Indonesian eatery within a mini-mart.

Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.

This magnificent museum claims to house the cranium of a disciple and the skull of a pope.

A Gothic-inspired fish market is Gothenburg's best place to find loaves and fishes.

This poignant sculpture of a gnarled weapon is a symbol of non-violence.

Swedish skyscraper with a 90° twist.

This chimerical bridge/tunnel appears to dead end right into the sea.

An activist who committed her life to peace and women's suffrage.

A monument stands to the famous suffragist who penned the declaration for women's equal rights, including the right to vote.