Since 1942, this third-generation Cantonese barbecue join has been turning out gorgeously lacquered roasted meats.

This is one of the very few intact windmills built by the Knights of St. John in the island nation of Malta.

People have been making salt here using traditional methods for centuries.

These temples are among the oldest free-standing stone buildings in the world.

The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.

Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.

One of the last soy sauce-makers in Hong Kong has been in the artisanal condiment business since 1917.

This celebration of Latvia’s freedom and independence avoided demolition over half a century of Soviet occupation.

A stone marker and sculpture in the city of Riga stake a claim for the very first community Christmas tree.

Order a whiskey neat in the former jail of Kowloon’s British-era Marine Police Headquarters.

Order a baked Alaska at one of Hong Kong’s last surviving places slinging “soy-sauce Western.”

These steps offer a breathtaking view of one of Europe's most besieged fortresses.

A unique subway station where pillars evoke ancient civilizations.

A monument to the 17,000 Chinese who worked and died to build Canada's Pacific Railway.

Willy Wonka would love this weird half-a-home.

A 98-room castle in the middle of Toronto that bankrupted a 19th century electricity multimillionaire.

This naval gun is fired every day at noon, an odd timekeeping tradition the origin of which is local legend.

A colossal floating restaurant built to look like a ancient Chinese imperial palace.

This statue once earned the distinction as one of the "Three Major Disappointments of the World."

These pastel-colored homes were built when the island of Macau was a Portuguese colony.

Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.

The bears of Bern have been a city highlight for over 500 years.

A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.

The most impressive of Basel's three remaining city gates.