Bad Wildbad, Germany
Treetop Walk Black Forest
A canopy trail with sweeping views and a giant tunnel slide.
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Bad Wildbad, Germany
A canopy trail with sweeping views and a giant tunnel slide.
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Local legend of a lurking canal crocodile takes on a life of its own with this sculpture.
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
A stonemason's hilarious revenge came in the form of this peculiarly positioned gargoyle.
Cologne, Germany
A church filled with the bones of hundreds of virgins martyrs—or so they say.
Belfort, France
A colossal sculptural lion built by the same man who designed the Statue of Liberty.
Angoulême, France
The vibrant buildings in the “capital of the comic strip” celebrate the art form that made it famous.
Fuling, China
This top secret Chinese military megaproject is the world’s largest human-made tunnel structure.
Pingtang County, China
The largest radio telescope in the world searches for extraterrestrial life from the remote limestone peaks of southern China.
Zhangjiajie, China
The latest in a series of long glass bridges suspended at terrifying heights.
Changsha, China
The world's largest statue of Mao Zedong looks out over the city where he discovered Communism.
Yueyang, China
At nearly 1,000 feet long, this astonishing glass suspension bridge is one of the longest in the world.
Shantou, China
China's biggest e-waste village.
Suzhou, China
The Chinese have long been excellent at the art of copying, but this epic replica takes the biscuit.
Suzhou, China
Thanks to a bit of wordplay, seven auspicious stone cats guard this ancient canalside street.
Suzhou, China
Two nearly identical Chinese pagodas stand side by side, along with ancient stone relics.
Shanghai, China
China's most famous acrobatics act.
Shanghai, China
A memorial to those who died at the hands of the Kuomintang while fighting for communism in China.
Paris, France
This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.
Paris, France
A subterranean shelter remains intact under a busy Paris railway station.
Paris, France
The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.
Paris, France
This former “ante-chamber to the guillotine” has been refurbished to illustrate the brutal history of French justice.
Paris, France
A mud statue stands in the dark tunnels, seeming to hold up the weight of the city above.
Beijing, China
The embalmed remains of the communist leader lie within a custom crystal coffin.
Shijiazhuang, China
Stone shrouds of Prince Liu Sheng and Princess Dou Wan of the Han Dynasty, created to preserve their flesh for eternity.