An extravagant monument to an extravagantly unpopular Emperor.

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

Perhaps the only one of its kind, the nearly-forgotten site once held mortal (and rigged) gladiatorial games between tigers and imperial war elephants.

Plagued by riots, celebrity injuries and a tragic death, this amusement park has been demolished.

Try not to get lost in this picturesque Brazilian labyrinth of the dead.

A 125-meter long "tribute to the Brazilian people."

This house was once the location of Frelinghuysen University.

This grisly headstone doesn’t seem to be resting in peace.

An Industrial Revolution-era public work that purified water using nothing but sand.

These animal carvings stand as representations of India and Britain.

Designed as a 17th-century watchtower, the former fort is now a popular sunset haunt.

An architectural marvel that combines Gothic architecture with Indian elements.

Mumbai's angel.

The place of worship for Zoroastrians, Mumbai's Parsi fire temples use fire and ash for purification.

World's most expensive home.

The patron saint of spinsters grasps a container of dried blood.

Santa Monica's oldest restaurant, decorated with set pieces from the Mutiny on the Bounty.

Legendary prop shop filled with one man's collection of scientific curiosities.

In one Santa Monica parking lot a mushroom cloud made of chains heralds a message of peace.

The tallest freestanding structure in the United Kingdom.

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

A house built from trash known as the poor man's Hearst Castle.

This huge pile of volcanic boulders hides a stunning network of secret grottoes.

Legend tells how a Spanish soldier disappeared from this isolated sentry box without a trace.