Climb to the top of the world's largest seated bronze Buddha.

An ancient fortification lives on in this Chinese city.

Made to improve road safety, these policemen-like figurines in Miyakojima island have earned an enthusiastic fanbase.

The first location of the eventual video game giant.

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

The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline.

These tiny statues form a terracotta army from China's Han dynasty.

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

A colossal floating restaurant built to look like a ancient Chinese imperial palace.

Before Nixon, "watergate" meant canals.

Members of Congress have traveled between the buildings on Capitol Hill for a century hidden from tourists, press, and storm clouds.

This magnificent herd of stampeding elephants has been frozen in time for over a century.

Outstanding taxidermy dioramas showcase the grandeur of the continent's wildlife with spooky realism.

This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

A stunning architectural yet functional feat, towering over Oslo.

The rusted hull of a WWII German destroyer pokes above the surface in a Norwegian fjord.

This Arctic mining town is home to a cat that's spent years masquerading as a fox.

This abandoned mining village was predicted to resist decay longer than any other modern human settlement.

In the northernmost city in the world, it's illegal to be buried because it’s too cold for bodies to decompose.

These enormous, stern-faced statues greet visitors with lanterns, and sometimes costumes.

A cathedral resurrected from the ashes of one of Europe's greatest urban fires.