A magnificent, reportedly haunted mansion built for a composer by Spiritualists.

A sparse, solitary sequoia still stands as a living tribute to the famous conservationist who planted it—but it's dying.

Straight out of a nightmare, barcode-faced babies climb up and down Prague's television tower.

Centuries of crashing waves carved out this small hole in the rock, which lights up at certain parts of the year.

At the site of a graffiti artist's murder, fellow artists gather to pay homage.

An often overlooked ancient site in downtown Athens with substantial history (and nature).

The oldest Muslim cemetery in Singapore, with a strong royal connection.

This statue was a gift to commemorate the Thai monarch's first visit to a foreign land.

A manifestation of modernist architectural ideas, this massive, multi-purpose building was one of the first of its kind in Southeast Asia.

A ring of soy sauce bottle bases decorate an important Singaporean landmark.

A porcelain company's former dumping ground, completely covered in pieces of collectible ceramics.

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

The oldest attraction in Disneyland is a prehistoric stump that Walt may have bought for his wife.

This building has two facades of clashing architectural designs.

This sculpture marks the spot where one of the greatest Roman rulers was proclaimed emperor.

The confluence of modernist and traditional architecture in this religious complex reflects the history of both the living and the dead being uprooted, displaced, and rehoused.

An ancient Phoenician citadel once stood at the site where Queen Dido first landed, according to legend.

The Great Fire of London and the regulation of one-way streets both started in this alley.

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

An all-female order shares an ancient culinary art with visitors at their mountaintop monastery.

This sweet Southern elixir comes from what may be the oldest grape vine in North America.

The current seat of the Parliament of Andalusia was once the epicenter of the Great Plague of Seville.

The reconstruction of this prominent building fulfilled a long-written command.

The mummified right fist of a 1,000-year-old saint-king sits inside an ornate golden reliquary.