The deepest metro station in the world.

340-foot statue built to honour the Heroes of the Soviet Union.

One of the most poignant ruins of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster, the local football team's stadium has been quickly reclaimed by nature.

A sculpture of graceful storks sits atop this fountain in Independence Square.

Memorial to the father of the Republic of China.

Enormous pendulum helps keep Taiwan's tallest building from swaying.

Hopefully inspecting his tin pan for little nuggets of gold.

The gigantic preserved heart of a champion racehorse.

Dozens of large-scale, creative, evocative curios from prominent artists dot the calm outdoor space around this major museum.

This giant dish located in a sheep paddock was the primary receiver of Apollo 11 TV transmissions.

This roadside attraction became locally famous for its unintentionally phallic shape.

From a distance, this statue of an eagle looks like a giant chicken on a stick.

This copper-coated, multi-arched dome is surrounded by a moat and lights up at night.

This ruined temple's giant Buddha statue bears the scars of the Second Indochina War.

Where commuters walk through remnants of an ancient Greek necropolis.

An ancient octagonal weather station named for the eight Greek gods of wind.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

A 400-year-old church covered floor to ceiling in ex-voto offerings from the faithful.

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

This modest marker near Notre Dame identifies the very center of Paris.

A miniature city, once ruled by the Queen of the Netherlands.

Some of the world's only freshwater seals live in one very special lake in Russia.

The past, present, and future of Russia's signature alcohol is remembered in the world's only museum dedicated to the starchy spirit.