A gigantic shoe, inspired by a nursery rhyme, sits in a park atop Mumbai’s Malabar Hill.

A Zoroastrian funerary tower where excarnation rituals are carried out is threatened by the area's dwindling vulture population.

This 19th-century heritage building once housed a department store that supplied British provisions in the city.

A tribute to the area's namesake and King Edward VII.

You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.

Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels, scores of people have died on its slopes.

According to legend, you must remain completely silent while passing this man-made mound or suffer the consequences.

This preserved wilderness hides the remains of a colonial grain mill used to feed George Washington's troops.

This 19th-century clock has been restored to help withstand the harsh environment of its seaside home.

This century-old independent movie theater with an iconic Art Deco neon sign survived a devastating fire in 2016.

A journey to a hand-crafted island involves a trip across this lattice bridge.

A long lost multi-cultural music venue used to reside in the bottom floor of Chicago's Flat Iron Building.

A Bibliophile's Dream.

A tribute to one granddaughter's old apartment which now represents the whims of each visitor.

A poem by Arthur Rimbaud is inscribed on the wall of a street that, while it is only one block long, plays a key role in multiple novels.

The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.

This demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

This group of small islands on Lake Nicaragua formed after an eruption of the Mombacho volcano.

In Costa Rica's cloud forest, the roots of a woody ficus create a botanical bridge.

Catalonia Tradition: Beating the hollow Christmas log until it defecates in your fireplace.

This sweet-toothed bear searching for snacks has been a symbol of Madrid for decades.

A Wisconsin kitsch palace from the 1930s lives its second life in 21st-century Brooklyn.