This striking structure, with balconies jutting out like hedgehog spines, combine cutting-edge design with a playful approach to light and space.

An underground world of gorgeous, palatial metro stations designed as a nuclear shelter complex.

Once a luxurious flagship of the Soviet Union, this Brutalist structure remains a landmark of Tashkent’s communist past.

Controversially restored in the 1970s, this giant 15th-century mosque is shrouded in legend.

The iconic egg tart gets an upgrade with a laminated sourdough crust.

Prowl through this sprawling bazaar under a massive Soviet-era dome for delicious eats.

The original version of Porto's most famous sandwich is just as good here as it was a century ago.

An abandoned shopping gallery built during Fascist Italy tucked in the center of Palermo.

A study of Fascist era Art Deco design in Italy.

This uncanny fresco celebrating the "triumph of death" was split into four pieces to be moved to another museum.

Every inch of this chapel is covered in craftsmanship from across the world.

Why a column on the entrance is inscribed with a verse from the Quran is one of Sicily's many mysteries.

Behind medieval walls in a corner of bustling Palermo is a breathtaking former mosque once inhabited by a wolf-taming hermit.

Thousands of well-dressed mummies below a monastery.

Where Aleister Crowley taught magick in "La Chambre Des Cauchemars," his "Chamber of Nightmares."

This triumphal 16th-century arched gateway leads to the oldest street in Palermo.

This bar is home to what's likely the oldest living jazz band in the world.

The embalmed remains of the communist leader lie within a custom crystal coffin.

The birthplace of modern China.

A temple complex has existed on this site since the third century.

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

The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline.

Why walk on this historical site when you can zoom down instead?

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.