The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

Home to what was once considered the largest gate in central Asia.

The foundation of this ancient stupa dates back to the 1st-century.

The heartbeat of modern Uzbekistan’s thriving market culture.

Once a bustling fishing port, this semi-ghost town is now more than 90 miles away from the shore.

Final palace complex of the last of 29 Kokand rulers.

Meant to be one of the most extravagant hotels in the world, now an eerie, abandoned architectural gem in Mexico City.

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

Colorful murals by Jean Cocteau hide within this peaceful London sanctuary.

Museum dedicated to the UK's first charity for abandoned children, with keepsakes of the mothers who left them behind.

The lab where the scientist made his groundbreaking discoveries is preserved on the basement floor of the Faraday Museum.

London's largest outsider art museum.

A toy store with a century-long history preserves the craftsmanship of playthings of the past.

The final resting place to 300 Victorian-era pets hides inside the city park.