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This historic Art Deco building embellished with local tropical fruits had fallen into disrepair before a recent restoration.

A Milanese café entirely designed by the American director Wes Anderson.

Inside this Darjeeling museum, you can see a pair of boots that once stood at the top of the world.

A 1950s Googie burger stand is now a Los Angeles landmark.

This effigy of Peter the Great is greatly disproportionate.

A dragon-shaped fountain that is said to dispense healing water—unless you're evil.

The red letters in the literary pavement leading to the library form a mysterious code.

The beautiful baroque library of the Hapsburg empire.

A Buddhist nunnery perched high above Kathmandu Valley in the foothills of the Himalayas.

An eccentric castle with snake protectors and spectacular views of Beppu.

The heart of Little Saigon in Orange County is also the first and largest Vietnamese shopping center in the U.S.

Ireland's only cable car once carried livestock across a treacherous strait.

A small town that began as a western movie set.

A Japanese-era Shinto shrine next to Taipei's most famous night market.

This sensational silver temple is the product of centuries of metalworking.

A well was built by the Spanish before their conquest of Mexico.