An ancient curse kept humans from living on the water, and now it's brimming with rare wildlife and is one of the most pristine rivers in India.

A commemoration of the little-known cultural influence that Tolstoy had on India.

A blooming house of worship for the masses.

A startling, centuries-old subterranean marvel hides in plain sight.

An imperial fortress city that incorporated cultural elements from the entire Mughal empire, only to be abandoned the year it was finished.

Tackle southern Thailand’s favorite dish at this hyper-casual Phuket Town restaurant.

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

These secretive tunnels were once the site of a Royal Air Force fuel reserve depot.

Over 70 independent businesses have set up shop in this former Victorian department store.

This statue of an everyday cleaning tool sits proud upon a plinth in Manchester's coolest quarter.

This bronze sculpture represents the helpless, hapless, and the damned who have passed through Piccadilly station since it opened in 1842

A seaside town with no sea in sight.

This precipitous pathway with its wrought iron handrail was created by the Victorians as a tourist attraction.

A remnant of the steepest street tramway in the world

This police call box harkens back to an era of pre-radio communications, and has a rather unique feature.

This iconic Peak District ridge was once one of the busiest roads in medieval Britain.

A headstone notes where the most famous of Robin Hood's legendary Merry Men is reportedly buried.

One of the last doorless, continuously moving elevators still in use in the U.K.

This university building was once voted the ugliest building in the world.

This small museum takes the business of clowning quite seriously.

An amalgam of precariously balanced boulders, ancient petroglyphs, and Buddhist shrines.

Bizarre Hindu and Buddhist sculpture park.