One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

A sculpture outside London's oldest cathedral honors the Mohegan chief who died while petitioning the king.

A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.

An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.

A mysterious carving from 17th-century London seemingly depicts a young boy sitting on a bread basket.

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

The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.

This haunting sculpture was created as a statement on the mechanized warfare of the First World War.

This macabre painting of a Shakespearean scene looks like something out of a nightmare.

This mysterious and unique painting is filled with symbolism.

This landmark church concealed a crypt packed with bones that was discovered thanks to the London Blitz.

North Korea's massive art and propaganda factory now has an official gallery space in Beijing.

This probably wasn't what Mao had in mind.

A clay house decorated with ceramic chips in Tianjin.

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

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

The Chinese have long been excellent at the art of copying, but this epic replica takes the biscuit.

Thanks to a bit of wordplay, seven auspicious stone cats guard this ancient canalside street.

This ratty natural history collection is a charming relic among a city rushing into modernity.

China's most famous acrobatics act.

An enormous effigy of the goddess of compassion hides within the sanctuary.

60 feet of towering steel balances gracefully.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.