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

Why walk on this historical site when you can zoom down instead?

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

Giant WWII fortresses that fired 8,000 rounds a minute, now home to thousands of pigeons.

Swarovski's museum/theme park is a fake diamond fantasia overlooked by a giant.

This ancient theater was once the home of fierce gladiatorial battles.

A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.

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

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

Lyon, France is home to two remarkably preserved Roman theaters, one dating back to 15 BCE.

This Paris art space celebrates the creativity and ingenuity that springs from abject poverty, especially in Africa.

The famous winding walk at Chartres is surrounded in mystery and myth.

A 14th century bridge built as a fortress, where the devil lurks on one of its towers.

This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

The ruins of a Duke's bucolic dream, where camels once roamed alongside "Dutch" windmills and faux-Italian vineyards.

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

Guns that have been defending San Francisco since 1904.

The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.

An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

Stockholm's decidedly unique public transit system has doubled as the world's longest art gallery for decades.

Old Danish castle immortalized in Shakespeare's Hamlet.