A flight of this "ghost staircase" has 40 steps on the way up, but only 39 steps on the way down.

This iconic Peak District ridge was once one of the busiest roads in medieval Britain.

At this snack-shack in the bucolic British countryside, you can still get a slice of socialism with your spot of tea.

The 16-foot sculpture of a hand looks out from his perch on top of an art gallery.

Morocco’s modern capital was once a haven for Barbary pirates, who went so far as to establish a republic of their own.

This 130-year-old, steam locomotive represents the Spanish industrial and agricultural boom of the late 19th and early 20th century.

An idyllic traditional timber village on a picturesque hill was built for a film.

A Buddhist temple on an artificial island that houses a monument to the fugu fish.

One of the only places where Earth’s mantle lies above water.

A beachside monolith shaped by years of waves crashing against hard quartz.

Native Australian lizards inhabit this garden celebrating Sydney and its sister city in China.

A miniature Italianate fantasy village on the coast of Wales and the set of ITC classic "The Prisoner."

The longest manmade tunnel in Queensland is now a beautiful trail, home to a special colony of bent-wing bats.

These grandstands are among the oldest continuously used stands in the world.

Behind a modern brick exterior lies the oldest continuously-operating lunch-car diner in the United States.

This modernist cinema has survived war and reconstruction to become a symbol of Lebanon’s revolutionary spirit.

This antique rail car has been reborn as an urban cafe.

Sample cuisine inspired by the Great Plains indigenous people who have been gathering at this sacred Canadian Heritage Park for 6,000 years.

This giant statue pays homage to this temple's furry residents who keep the landscape pristine.

Those belting out show tunes might not realize this piano bar marks the site where Thomas Paine died in 1809.

Dakota legend claims this locally iconic pinnacle was once part of a sacred burial site that was cleaved in two.

New Zealand's oldest prison holds a dark history and the scars of a deadly earthquake.

This museum housed in a former brothel explores the past and present of sex work in Amsterdam.

This "cursed house" features secret rooms, hidden vaults, and dark escape tunnels.