The library houses an incredible collection of some of the world's most impressive books and manuscripts.

A remarkable lava formation encloses a line of Buddhist statues that can't be accurately counted, according to local mythology.

An ordinary pond with fish from out of this world.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

Sweden's "good old days" painstakingly re-created in a model village.

It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.

Ancient serpentine sacrifice holder that has stood the test of time.

Taking the subway here means doing so over a bridge located in the middle of an estuary.

A sixth-century Byzantine cistern hidden below a modern carpet store.

Climb a steep hill in 90 seconds on the second-oldest urban subway in the world.

Legend says if you stick your thumb in the hole and it gets wet your wish will be granted.

This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

Revel in the Victorian splendor of the world's oldest eating establishment inside a museum.

Lovers proclaim their unbreakable bond by leaving their names on locks fastened onto the Shoreditch fence in East London.

A labyrinth hides in plain sight at each of the city's 270 Tube stations.

A relic of Victorian grandeur hides beneath a busy South London road.

Public access to clean drinking water was an instant hit among the masses.

Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.

Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.