Stalinist skyscraper built with help of cryotechnology.

The tallest hotel in Europe.

World's largest bell sits on the grounds of the Kremlin in Moscow.

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

Described as "the world's most blinging pool."

This Tang Dynasty behemoth is the biggest Buddha in the world.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

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

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

An ossuary built in 1210 to collect bones from the Ospedale Maggiore of Milan.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

A lone cannonball remains lodged in the walls of the Hotel de Sens as a sober reminder of a revolution.

A surrealist timepiece by the artist of melting clocks.

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

A graceful natural rock formation stands astride the point where the Gulf of California meets the Pacific Ocean.

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.

The stoutest tree in the world.

After over 100 years out of service this landmark windmill once again turns as a symbol of Jerusalem's self-sufficiency.

An elaborate Mayan city shrouded in alien conspiracy revealed the tomb of Pacal the Great.

The masses at this church incorporate enough moonshine and animal sacrifice that they are no longer recognizably Catholic.