This once-derelict building is now one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world.

Romania's triumphal arch looks out over Bucharest.

Stonehenge has nothing on Castlerigg’s views.

This strange moor has a song written about it, Bronze Age carvings, and an alien sighting.

A remarkable feat of Victorian engineering across the Firth of Forth.

The largest cave chamber in Britain—big enough to fit a whole cathedral inside.

This third-generation institution is one of the last in London that still cures its own salt beef for epic sandwiches.

This tribute to the fictional detective stands at the famous literary character's address.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

You'd never know the houses at 23-24 Leinster Gardens were fakes—until you see the train tracks on the other side.

This beautiful deer park was built so King Charles I and his court could go hunting while escaping a deadly plague outbreak.

This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.

One of the few remaining examples of 19th-century London’s attempt to clean up its reputation.

Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

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

A son-and-daughter meat market, hawked by mom and dad.

This psychedelic tourist trap is a leisurely descent into madness.

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

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.

On the walking path from Monterosso to Vernazza, a small shrine dedicated to feline friends.

Over 70 independent businesses have set up shop in this former Victorian department store.