The elaborate façade of this old Cantonese opera house celebrates the building's history and the love story that founded it.

Twenty carved heads in Glasgow take a comical, modern twist to the medieval apotropaic, avenger of evil.

The accidental discovery of this gilt bronze head led archaeologists to find the Roman Baths in the city of Bath

The oldest continuously operating mint in the world that has been making coins since the 9th-century.

One of Jeff Koons’s largest sculptures and his first commemorative work.

Museum on French naval history, with magnificent figureheads, a historic diving suit, and a boat used by Napoleon.

This structure atop a craggy cliff in one of the most beautiful parks in Paris boasts an unbeatable view.

This Parisian gem is one of the most incredible ethnographic museums in the world.

The curious underground history of keeping Paris clean.

A museum capturing one of the world's most famous classical composer's battle with hearing loss.

An undeciphered text is inscribed on a mysterious stone slab.

This sharp turn was once the most dangerous part of the Singapore Grand Prix circuit.

The oldest bakkwa shop in Singapore is especially beloved during the Lunar New Year festivities.

After the queen of Spain had a dream where these statues fell and crushed her, they were removed from the palace and given new homes around Madrid.

Just off the city’s central station hides a quaint lamp-lit alley into medieval Elsinore.

An archway adorned with vulnerable flora and fauna.

The only Leonardo Da Vinci painting in the Western Hemisphere.

Though it was originally dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva, Baphuon was converted to a Buddhist temple in the 15th century, complete with a massive hidden statue.

A secluded, little-known temple hidden amid the dense jungle.

A small 12th-century temple surrounded by waters believed to have curative properties.

Hoax, mistake, or evidence of dinosaurs in human times?

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.

A bronze statue of a low three-legged seat commemorates a piece of furniture that started a riot.

Eat the ultimate iteration of Portugal's most beloved pastry.