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

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

When you're a great Russian Tsar, even your vomit gets a statue.

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

This former “ante-chamber to the guillotine” has been refurbished to illustrate the brutal history of French justice.

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.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

The television series' iconic giant foot was borrowed from this classical painting.

Natural arch offers panoramic views of Yangshuo's karst hills.

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

The world's longest outdoor covered escalator system transports commuters through Hong Kong's hilly terrain.

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

Ming Dynasty necropolis raided during the Cultural Revolution.

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

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.

Hoax, mistake, or evidence of dinosaurs in human times?

This bridge is embedded with a giant steel dragon that breathes fire from its mouth.

Giant pagoda houses the car that drove Thích Quảng Đức to his death by self-immolation.

Ho Chi Minh's perfectly preserved body has been on display here since 1975.

Artifacts and memories from the Vietnam war, located in a place that experienced it first hand.

A nightmare for the claustrophobic lies hidden in Southeast Asia.