Once a prosperous mining village, this tiny Taiwanese town is now overrun with cute cats.

Buddha shrines hide within dark tunnels at this unique forest temple.

This statue took 60 years to complete.

Bangkok celebrated its shifting monarchy with a militaristic homage to democracy.

A shrine built to combat the bad karma of a commercial venture.

This dazzling Buddhist temple was constructed from over one million ceramic tiles salvaged from a British shipwreck.

A modern temple with an ancient philosophy.

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

The exhibition explores the Icelandic city's Viking Age history.

Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.

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

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.

The world’s first museum dedicated to the history of childhood opened in Edinburgh in 1955.

A statue in the heart of Edinburgh honors a bear that served in the Polish military during World War II.

This 16th-century house tells the city's history through old artifacts and quirky tales.

Hidden on a cobblestone street in Glasgow, a Czech Cajovna-inspired teahouse serves as a hangout for Bohemians.

The largest terracotta fountain in the world, built to commemorate Britain’s Victorian achievements.

The abandoned transportation hub hides within the Glasgow attraction it once served.

Hidden in this modern shopping center is a relic of 16th-century capital punishment.

Several bricks indicate the various flood levels this crossing has survived over the centuries.

In 1396, two Scottish clans that had been violently feuding for centuries finally faced off in a bloody battle in this park.

These subterranean models show Mexico City's central square during three different eras.

The turquoise-studded skull of a long-dead Aztec man sits within Mexico City’s Museum of Anthropology.