The quaint little store that is said to have inspired a famous Dickens novel was only given its name after the book was released.

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

Spitalfields' regal market goat is said to be a monument to the area's migrant population but most are pretty sure it's just a goat.

Two thirds of this Montreal neon icon has survived to flash another day.

A historic Montreal market that was the city's agricultural hub for over century.

A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.

China's very own Atlantis is an ornate dynastic city resting at the bottom of a lake.

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

An out-of-place slice of France, smack in the middle of Shanghai.

The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline.

This psychedelic tourist trap is a leisurely descent into madness.

A treasure trove of Renaissance-era funerary art in a Roman church built on top of Nero's grave.

Roman-era ships unearthed...

One of Catholicism's four major basilicas has a series of papal portraits that are said to predict the end of the world.

The Pope’s secret escape route.

More sculpture than building, this architecturally significant temple was built on the spot of Saint Peter's crucifixion.

This Roman arch marks the location of an ancient gate at one of the Seven Hills of Rome.

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.

Installed in an act of one-upsmanship, the annual sundial in this church is also a symbolic victory for the Gregorian calendar.

A Nesting Doll of Churches.

The engineering wonder and pleasure dome of a much-maligned emperor still holds undiscovered secrets.

The skull of the patron saint of lovers lies in the Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin—maybe.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.