The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

A visionary, futuristic sculpture in Los Angeles that never met its extraterrestrial potential.

This former textile district now is now a thriving center for contemporary Chinese art.

A son-and-daughter meat market, hawked by mom and dad.

An collection of Chinese propaganda posters from 1949 to 1979.

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

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

This isn't your average roadway—it's actually a National Park and a transportation pioneer.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.

This historic timepiece is thought to be the only public clock in the world that keeps lunar time.

A number of craters left by fatal mortar strikes have been filled with red resin to remember those lost during the Siege of Sarajevo.

Oriental bazaar in the heart of Sarajevo.

This historic cemetery was inaccessible for several years due to dozens of land mines.

The place where World War I began.

A war-torn Olympic relic is being overtaken by graffiti and nature.

Bridge that died in war and was resurected.

There's a mini version of Iguazu Falls hidden in the Balkans, and it's got a rope swing.

A bridge destroyed three times: once as a ruse, then in an actual attack, and finally for the movies.

An ancient knight and a symbol of the city's freedom.

Gargoyle head that brings good luck.

This bridge made famous in a novel and on-screen wasn't actually built over the river Kwai.

For centuries young Thai men used this Giant Swing as a slingshot to heaven.