This hulking behemoth is actually five interconnected towers built in the 1960s.

The iconic egg tart gets an upgrade with a laminated sourdough crust.

The powerful party began with a secret meeting in this shikumen in 1921.

A giant scale model giving a sneak peek at what urban planners see for Shanghai by 2020.

This ratty natural history collection is a charming relic among a city rushing into modernity.

Rivers of cattle blood gone, a strange Escheresque building remains, the last of its kind.

The histories of modern Chinese literature and anti-Japanese resistance collide in this Shanghai park.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

A beautiful and abandoned New York subway station from 1904, complete with chandelier.

Blighted Irish field and the ruins of a 19th-century cottage on the edge of urban Manhattan.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

This charming English house was once the home of England's most famous poet.

A petite castle folly in the English countryside.

This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”

An exquisite collection of fairytale conveyances that puts most car museums to shame.

A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.

This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.

Spain's largest bullring offers a unique glimpse at architecture and history.

The world's largest wooden structure.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

One man's exploration of the human form, including the bizarre and delightful "Man Attacked by Babies."

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

Stockholm's decidedly unique public transit system has doubled as the world's longest art gallery for decades.