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

Two nearly identical Chinese pagodas stand side by side, along with ancient stone relics.

The earliest pagoda built in the beautiful Panmen Scenic Area of Suzhou.

A temple complex has existed on this site since the third century.

The crypt of the imposing Stephensdom holds royal intestines and thousands of skeletons.

A small museum filled with over 1,000 clocks, and one particular clock calibrated to run until the year 9999.

Handsomely crafted representations of our round planet.

Museum devoted to the artificial language of Esperanto.

Vienna's giant wonder wheel had a starring role in one of the greatest noir movies of all time.

Op-art architecture designed for happiness.

This Austrian museum celebrates the work of famous forgers and their inimitable imitations.

Inside the corridors of this flea market, visitors are sure to find some obscure and odd treasures.

This enchanting mountain plateau celebrates spooky local folklore.

The first museum in the world devoted to sexual gadgetry.

This doorless 20th-century elevator doesn't stop or slow down.

This Dresden church was purposely rebuilt Protestant after being demolished in World War II.

Striking occult iconography on a medieval German church.

This gateway to subterranean Hanover plays jazz, pop and rock to surprised passersby.

Volkswagen's dedicated museum dives into the complex history of one of the world's best known cars.

Largest illuminated advertisement sign in the world.

Thousands of tourists and residents in Cologne affix "love padlocks" on the Hohenzollernbrücke Bridge to symbolize their affections.

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

This is part of the Francke Foundation Museum, a curiosity cabinet filled with different scientific and natural wonders.

The 3,600-year-old archeological sensation is considered to be the oldest representation of the cosmos.