A precariously balanced rock perches on the edge of a cliff created tens of thousands of years ago by glacial erosion.

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

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

An ancient Chinese temple where even the emperor dressed like a farmer in the name of the harvest.

Ming Dynasty necropolis raided during the Cultural Revolution.

Striking, enormous gold-plated sculpture of Buddha installed in the 19th century.

This bridge made famous in a novel and on-screen wasn't actually built over the river Kwai.

Whitewashed mosque contains the world's largest carpet.

One of the world’s largest suspended aquariums, located in Dubai Mall.

This indoor ski resort has a mountain contained inside a mall.

This artificial archipelago was supposed to resemble a map of the world.

The largest known Ancient Egyptian obelisk.

These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.

Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.

A recreation of the bar from the classic 1942 movie “Casablanca.”

One of the most spectacular canyons in the world.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

Bombed and burned, this monument represents the often controversial ties between Vietnam and Cambodia.

A 1,215-foot tunnel transports pedestrians beneath the River Thames.

The oldest cemetery in Belgium.

The compass on its front was a handy tool for 17th-century merchants who needed to know the direction of the wind.

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

Brussels' favorite peeing boy has a sister.