Lego blocks now patch Rouen's WWII scars.

Striking, enormous gold-plated sculpture of Buddha installed in the 19th century.

An artificial lake that opened in 1930 as a seaplane airport, now a park for aquatic activities.

Cemetery honors Americans who died during WWII and is the resting place of Gen. George S. Patton.

Just a few graves remain in this neighborhood that was once a cemetery for foreigners.

A Japanese-era military tunnel is now a psychedelic art exhibit.

A 100-year-old Japanese command center is now a unique underground university walkway with periodic exhibits.

This historic 19th-century building was the center of British trade and diplomacy in Taiwan.

A museum commemorates what was once the largest freight station in Taiwan.

A thriving community of Taiwanese art.

These two 90-year-old statues were once part of a Japanese Shinto shrine.

These exceptionally narrow openings between giant rocks will test your daring.

A poignant memorial that traces two hundred years of German history.

A small museum dedicated to mustard making inside a still-working mill.

This 18th-century pirates lair has been transformed into a museum and luxury event space.

A rare cold-water geyser that bubbles to life every half hour.

The (fictional) address of Sweeney Todd's bloody barbershop.

This Buddhist temple on the island of Penang is one of the largest in Southeast Asia.

Two very different statues celebrate the literary legacy of this medieval Dordogne town.

This work of art, which took 35 years to complete, has a motorway running through it.

In 1907, writer Nikolaus Welter invented a fictitious Voodoo tradition around this statue of a reclining Christ — which has since become a reality.

Rendering of a comic-book hero turned Luxembourg national symbol.

Hundreds of thousands of concrete bunkers crowd Albania long after the fall of Communism.

Gigantic water vessel, permanently grounded in Southern Albania.