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

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.

Rivers of cattle blood gone, a strange Escheresque building remains, the last of its kind.

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

This probably wasn't what Mao had in mind.

This smaller cousin of the Forbidden City has gone from ancestral sacrifice to tourist's whispers.

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

An industrial relic is now one of Europe's most staggering art spaces.

This "floating railway" is one of the world's oldest monorail systems.

This former steel and coal plant is now a neon-lit industrial fantasia.

Largest illuminated advertisement sign in the world.

No need to strap in for a “ride” on this walkable roller coaster.

Be it nature, art, or abandoned military architecture this eclectic German "museum" has you covered.

Twisted buildings adorn the banks of the Rhine river.

This futuristic German television spire is actually the world's largest digital clock.

This massive steel pyramid can be entered by a set of jagged steps that let visitors stand in its heart.

Things seem to roll, flow and run uphill on this short patch of road near Ariccia, Italy.

A military museum, art park, mausoleum, and architectural oddity all on one fascist's estate.

Da Vinci's equestrian statue, 500 years in the making.

The oldest botanical garden in the world that technically isn't the oldest.

Italian poet Dante Alighieri is entombed in this small mausoleum in Ravenna, and his hometown of Florence has never been too happy about it.

Built to repay the sins of the father, this church is home to one of the most valuable works of Western art.

This military mausoleum captures the solemn grandeur that most memorials only aspire to.