Originally built for London’s cab drivers, this bright green hut now serves anyone a hot drink or meal.

Dubbed the "Blade Runner dragon," this buzzing neon sign is a beloved local icon.

The 16th-century church has the only stained glass windows that survived the Scottish Reformation intact.

A "hospital" where people went to be quarantined, die, and be buried in the yard.

A quintet of history museums make this Virginia graveyard as much a resting place for funereal history as it is for people.

The world’s largest combined collection of U.S. and Russian aircraft got its start in a poultry building.

The embalmed remains of the communist leader lie within a custom crystal coffin.

Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.

Gilded heaven for philatelists and architecture freaks, still in full working order despite sitting atop tremulous ground.

This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.

A medieval weapon rumored to have been used by the brilliant poet himself.

A clumsy-looking flying locomotive rusts within sight of a busy rail station.

Some say this medieval church is where the poet Dante married his wife and also met the love of his life.

Reproductions of nine banned oil paintings coyly hidden behind a curtain in a New Mexico conference room.

Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.

The abandoned train depot now doubles as a well-placed rest stop for those who take the road less traveled.

A legal loophole makes it possible to get away with murder within this 50-square-mile section of Yellowstone.

This museum remembers the tough Mormon trek across America through an intriguing array of artifacts.

Overlooked by many, the two famous Scottish warriors guard the main gate of Edinburgh Castle.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

Why walk on this historical site when you can zoom down instead?

An old train trestle re-imagined as an Egyptian obelisk.

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.

The engineering wonder and pleasure dome of a much-maligned emperor still holds undiscovered secrets.