This former medical factory gives home to cutting edge arts in the shadow of a gas works.

Sculptor Antony Gormley used chaos theory and fractal growth to design his tallest creation.

It is still illegal to "quarrel" at this unlikely urban oasis built on top of an electrical substation.

The next-door homes of two very different musicians, George Frideric Handel and Jimi Hendrix.

A roadside shrine to a late rock god only remains thanks to the unyielding efforts of his fans.

Historic cuisine meets fine dining in a hotel-restaurant overlooking Hyde Park.

This wildly-tiled artist's palace is a living and growing account of the creator's life, loves, and labors.

A little slice of Japan and its aesthetics in London's Holland Park.

A student driver's nightmare.

A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

Where layer cakes tower above one’s head and there is never a shortage of icing.

A colorful "forest" made entirely from three tons of recycled plastic waste.

The F1 Mexican Grand Prix circuit goes right through the middle of this old baseball stadium.

An inland seafood emporium makes more sense than you'd think.

A few steps from the site of the Tlatelolco massacre, this museum tells the story of Mexico's 1968 student protests.

Abandoned figurines adorn a small plot on the side of a craft market's entrance.

The underground mall's skylights look like they could be part of a spaceship.

The hot chocolate here all stems from small, sustainable microproducers in Chiapas and Tabasco.

One of the world's richest men bought this former paper factory and transformed it into a mall.

Beneath the most controversial monument in Mexico City is a cultural center that exhibits only digital art.

This one-window stand has been home to a giant vat of slowly simmering meats and an array of unique tacos for almost 50 years.

By night, this auto repair shop turns into a taquería serving up some of the city's finest al pastor tacos.

This old-school café is famous for serving coffee, chilaquiles, and the Cuban Revolution.