A wall within the institution displays the names of 13,000 Jews who took refuge in the city during World War II.

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

This historic Chinese tower was said to have been haunted by fox spirits but is now haunted by a grisly murder.

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.

This probably wasn't what Mao had in mind.

Mirrored floors and arched shelves create the illusion of an infinite tunnel of books.

This psychedelic tourist trap is a leisurely descent into madness.

Intensely colorful calcite pools in Southern China.

Witnesses claim the Virgin Mary statue outside the church once mysteriously shed a single tear.

This French colonial post office is arguably the grandest in all of Southeast Asia.

A memorial to the monk who set himself on fire to protest the persecution of Buddhists in Vietnam.

Unusual building appears to be haphazardly built from randomly piled bricks.

A lively circle of dancers in the Georgian capital commemorates an ancient rite of spring.

This extraordinary, multi-pillared monument depicts the fascinating history of Georgia.

With over 10,000 lights, this engineering marvel lights up the city after dark.

A small but hugely whimsical theater where marionettes play out the "The Battle of Stalingrad."

A cluster of historic bathhouses built on the famed hot springs that gave the Georgian capital its name.

You'll find just about anything in this funky Tbilisi flea market.

The charmingly disheveled clock tower of Tbilisi's puppet theater.

Christianity and Islam have clashed, yet here a Serbian Orthodox church and a mosque stand together.

The longest hedge maze in the world.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.