A historical convent known for taking in bad luck babies left on its doorstep is now an upscale shopping center.

The world's longest outdoor covered escalator system transports commuters through Hong Kong's hilly terrain.

Climb to the top of the world's largest seated bronze Buddha.

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

The world's longest and deepest train tunnel.

An 11th-century fortress home to one of the most influential royal houses in medieval Europe.

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

This historic covered bridge contains a series of macabre paintings that communicate one thing: everyone dies.

A breathtaking bridge that crosses a vast gorge over a river's torrents, and has a tale of a devil architect attached.

The alpine falls where Sherlock Holmes apparently met his demise can actually be visited.

This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

Cabaret where the show girls are all androids, and the patrons couldn't be more pleased.

A marine aquarium with an astounding variety of fish hides in the basement beneath the famous Palm House.

Formerly known as Saville Theatre, this mid-20th-century entertainment hub includes an ornate frieze.

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

The bones of two medieval royal lions were discovered at the historic fortress.

These docile dragons are ideal inhabitants for the conservatory greenhouses.

The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.

A portly statue of a golden boy commemorates an unusual cause of the Great Fire of London: the sin of gluttony.

Residential building on the Regents Canal is a breeding ground for creativity and innovation.

This beautiful deer park was built so King Charles I and his court could go hunting while escaping a deadly plague outbreak.