Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.

The golden Buddha statue at the Wat Muang Monastery is the tallest in Thailand, and the ninth-tallest in the world.

A tall karst islet popularized by 007.

After the Cuban Revolution, the famous rum company had to leave their swanky headquarters behind.

This imposing memorial contains the remains of Che Guevara — and 29 other guerrillas who died with him in Bolivia.

His music once banned in Communist Cuba, John Lennon is now immortalized in bronze by Castro, who considers Lennon a "fellow dreamer."

Once a favorite playground for the world's most illustrious guests, Hotel Nacional's secret weapons and bunkers reveal a more menacing side to its golden history.

A focal point of the Cuban government, this city square features one of the most iconic images in the country.

In terms of history and architecture, this is one of the most remarkable cemeteries in the world.

A museum pays tribute to the glass-making industry of Sunderland.

This museum honors the young maritime hero who became an unexpected Victorian-era celebrity.

This memorial to World War II's fallen airmen shows us the movements of the stars that once guided them.

The fantastic charm of England's oldest botanical garden has made it a place of writerly inspiration for centuries.

The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.

A locomotive made from 185,000 bricks celebrates the town's pioneering railway history.

Built in 1911, the Tees Transporter Bridge is one of only six transporter bridges still in operation.

WWII artifacts, including the building itself.

This enormous secondhand bookstore inside a Victorian train station sparked the "Keep Calm and Carry On" craze.

England's "pier at the end of the universe" unites astronomy and contemporary architecture.

This gorgeous space is England's largest independent library outside of London.

A stretch of land where the sour-sweet vegetable is cloaked in darkness and grows so fast you can hear it crack, squeak, and pop.

One of the shortest streets in York has an especially odd name.

The National Railway Museum in York is the largest railway museum in the world, attracting almost 1 million visitors per year.

This enchanting Victorian estate was home to the world's first hydroelectric power generator.