Many people don't realize there’s a lot going on in—and below—the world’s tallest triumphal arch.

The oldest tofu shop in the United States is a firm favorite with locals.

A bullet-scarred monastery chronicles Mexico's turbulent history of foreign invasions.

Madrid's last horchata kiosk is a blue-and-white beacon of refreshment.

Dance on a hand-hewn log floor padded with bouncy boxcar springs at a saloon built in 1883.

One of Chicago's last seafood smokehouses perfects a dying breed of fishcraft.

Bioluminescence in the reefs of the Maldives causes the sea to glow like a starry night sky.

This pub built its reputation pouring post-shift pints for employees of the cemetery with which it shares a wall.

Along the side of the road on a small Japanese island is an extensive garden of uniquely designed Shisa statues.

A watering hole where the options for seating include a bar, patio, or subterranean cave.

A spectacular rainbow of stained glass makes the "Pink Mosque" one of the most beautiful in Iran.

Feral cats keeping the rodent population at bay all across Greenpoint waterfront.

In an area where the remnants of WWI are discovered on a regular basis this preserved frontline trench may be the most amazing.

This Welsh village gave itself a ridiculous name in a publicity stunt a century ahead of its time.

This folk art dinosaur was almost pushed to extinction due to lack of a building permit.

Rusting ships sit in a desert where a sea used to be.

House built with over 60,000 glass bottles.

This gaping hole in the middle of a remote mountain lake looks like a portal to another dimension.

A once crucial portion of the Long Island railroad still lays abandoned, waiting to be turned into an urban park.

These mansions date back to Chicago's days as a brewer's paradise.

A lush indoor jungle fills this bustling Madrid transportation hub.

Once a prosperous mining village, this tiny Taiwanese town is now overrun with cute cats.

One of the largest ossuaries in Spain is packed from floor to ceiling with bones.

A winding, cliffside stretch of road overlooking the Delaware River.