In this Parisian garden's grotesque former life as a zoo it fed exotic animals to the bourgeois and put humans on exhibit.

A popular shrine where the Blessed Virgin allegedly appeared in 1830, displaying a holy armchair and two incorruptible remains of Lady Saints.

Site of a classic 19th-century physics experiment to prove the earth is rotating.

One of the newest mosques in a city filled with thousands.

This column celebrates Rome's victory over the Goths, and may be the oldest Roman monument in Istanbul.

This film studio and amusement park is considered one of the greatest filming locations in China.

The largest radio telescope in the world searches for extraterrestrial life from the remote limestone peaks of southern China.

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

A bright turquoise river cascades beautifully down stepped terraces in southern China.

A fifth-century temple improbably built into the side of a cliff.

Dine on Hakka dishes at a dreamy cottage nestled in the heart of Taipei.

Taiwan’s iconic dish is in peak form here.

A small section in the Bank of Korea Museum dedicated to the many varieties of the Joseon dynasty’s iconic coinage.

Beautiful palace stands tall over the Fergana Valley.

The heartbeat of modern Uzbekistan’s thriving market culture.

A thorough look at the development and history of the underground's rolling stock of the Madrid subway system.

Sometimes called the Banksy of Madrid, Muelle was a pioneer of street art in the Spanish city.

A rare set of strings by famed instrument maker Antonio Stradivarius is on display in the Royal Palace.

In the fictional world of Kcymaerxthaere, celestial wonders marked a portal to a powerful route of travel at this site in Madrid, Spain.

The oldest restaurant in the world is this old-world Spanish eatery, still known for its suckling pig.

This titanic java kettle is one of the many kitschy landmarks located along America's OTHER famous highway.

A restored Pittsburgh house of God has been converted to a marvelous house of suds.

A monumental statue of RCA's mascot now sits atop a historical society roof after a life of moving around.

A Kyiv-based repository for all manners of discarded curiosities.