This city square is home to Amsterdam's oldest church and a statue honoring Dutch sex workers.

One of Amsterdam's narrowest houses is located right across the canal from its widest.

The world's first zoo for microbes collecting the horrible and wonderful things living on and around us.

Cat art as far as the eye can see.

A beautifully preserved and hidden 16th-century alleyway, tucked behind an unassuming door.

This former guildhall with a bacon-like exterior is now home to a museum covering 600 years of Antwerp's musical history.

A man throwing a giant severed hand towers over Antwerp’s main square.

This statue dedicated to the story of a Flemish boy and his dog was relatively obscure in Belgium, but a cult sensation in Japan.

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

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

Looking for a unifying history, Uzbekistan finds its answer in a 14th Century Turco-Mongol conqueror... despite the fact he wasn't Uzbek.

The heartbeat of modern Uzbekistan’s thriving market culture.

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

This "tower of death" has acted as an observatory, a religious hub, and an executioner's lair.

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

An 18-meter-long sarcophagus of a constantly growing dead prophet.

Light still pours into the ruins of this ancient Islamic observatory.

The Avenue of Mausolea is a series of grand palatial tombs.

These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

An important Mayan religious and trading center dating back to 200 BC.

A natural swimming hole that was once a ceremonial center for Mayan priests.

A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.

An impressive collection is dedicated to the legendary beast.