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Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

Locals use these rock pools and waterfalls for swimming and cliff diving.

The 19th-century hacienda house is filled with Aztec sculptures.

Climb to the top of this spiritual tower, and you'll be rewarded with spectacular views.

A relic of Victorian grandeur hides beneath a busy South London road.

Crammed into several rooms of a Staten Island home, this museum is a vodka-soaked paean to the pleasures of drinking.

This subterranean passage reveals the city's mining history as well as its legendary terrors.

A classic mystery spot complete with spots that are said to make you shrink or grow when you stand on them.

A beautiful waterfall and beach where precious stones are plentiful.

Traveling this mountain pass reveals quaint stone buildings, stunning Irish scenery, and a bridge said to grant wishes.

Tucked inside a South Bank bar is an epic expressionist chronicle of the 20th century.

The site of the "Bone Wars" between two rival paleontologists during the dinosaur rush of the 19th century.

A wonderful safe haven founded in the 1960s to rescue endangered monkeys from the pet trade.

The unique collection often goes unnoticed by visitors focused only on the archaeological objects.

This last stalwart of the now-forgotten feminist restaurant movement served food in an activist atmosphere since 1977.

Claude Monet immortalized this medieval bridge in two of his paintings.

A lavish Victorian mansion wound up inheriting a gruesome reputation that would be its demise.

A giant scrawl on the skyline of south London.

In the main dining room, a nine-ton boulder caps the fireplace designed by local architect Earl Young.

Replicas of fossils unearthed during renovation work reveal how this area would have looked millions of years ago.

Sculptor Antony Gormley used chaos theory and fractal growth to design his tallest creation.

The mummies of a fake priest and bandit's wife are among the abundant curiosities at this museum.

This exhibition space designed to look like the skeleton of a whale is hidden underground.

This French cemetery houses some of the most exquisite examples of funerary art in Mexico City.