The building is a gigantic piece of art inspired by the shape of a desert rose.

This vibrant side road in Doha was painted light blue to reduce heat.

This fountain pays homage to Qatar's history of pearling, the primary industry before oil.

This seemingly random 30-foot statue of an oryx in Qatar's capital was a mascot for the 2006 Asian Games.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

One of the greatest movie directors of all time lived and worked in this London flat from 1926 to 1939.

Repository for more than 22 million pickled specimens.

This marine reptile was discovered by one of the 19th century's greatest fossil hunters.

The monster at the center of the Darwin Center Spirit Collection.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

This intricately carved and hilariously huge bed was such a famous symbol both Shakespeare and Byron used it in their writing.

This deconsecrated church has seen many uses, from a tobacco storehouse to a cinema.

Venice's island of the dead.

Armenian monks at an island monastery in the Venetian Lagoon make a rare rose petal jam.

Originally a leper colony, the island is now an Armenian monastery that's home to an incredible manuscript library and eclectic museum.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

100 year tradition of fist fights, marked by marble footsteps.

The pile of books behind the dignified writer gave the statue a most undignified nickname.

This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

This Roman statue is missing a limb from when the Venetians stole it from Constantinople during the Crusades.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

Hanging within this medieval church are the bones of a beast allegedly slain by a fourth-century saint.