Visit the Honmè Royal Palace Museum

Baroque palace and art museum built by Peter the Great for Catherine I.

Earthen palaces of the kings of Dahomey, a UNESCO site.

The grandest of Seoul’s five Joseon palaces, with a changing-of-the-guard ceremony and hanbok rental for free entry.

Beijing's vast imperial palace complex.

Imperial garden of lakes, pavilions and the Long Corridor on the edge of Beijing.

Vienna's imperial Habsburg palace and gardens.

Fifteenth-century royal complex at the heart of Baku’s walled old city.

Visit Porto-Novo, the capital of Benin. Explore the Musée Honmé (former royal palace of King Toffa, now a museum showcasing Fon history and artifacts), see the Grand Mosque (a striking Brazilian-style building reflecting Afro-Brazilian heritage), and stroll through the Marché Dantokpa (one of West Africa's largest open-air markets, known for textiles, crafts, and local produce).