This London pub hides a peculiar secret: a recreation of the rooms shared at 221b Baker Street by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.

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

God's Saharan sandbox of wrath.

One of the most spectacular canyons in the world.

Vast stretch of tide-pools with a unique Moroccan charm.

Morocco's Argania trees are infested with nut-hungry goats.

It took 40 years to build this Eden-like garden in Marrakech, later restored by Yves Saint-Laurent.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

A museum wholly devoted to juvenescence.

Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.

This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.

The pioneer of psychoanalysis spent the final year of his life here, still seeing patients on that famous couch.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

Pettah's beautiful floating market was once a stinky canal in a sketchy industrial area.

An ancient temple to the Hindu god Shiva surrounded by jaw-dropping scenery.

These "50 Fortresses" have been unearthed in the ancient oasis of Khwarezm.

Ancient barriers wrap around what was once an important stop along the Silk Road.

Bombed and burned, this monument represents the often controversial ties between Vietnam and Cambodia.

Meant to be a lavish presidential home, the palace became a symbol of the fall of South Vietnam.

Witnesses claim the Virgin Mary statue outside the church once mysteriously shed a single tear.

Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.

An exquisite example of Uyghur Islamic architecture.

This historic franken-chapel is the oldest wooden church in the world, at least part of it.

This crumbling 14th century chapel became so unstable the roofing apparently collapsed during a wedding ceremony, narrowly missing the curate's head.