This opulent hotel has been visited by Spider-Man, Charlie's Angels, and the Ghostbusters.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

The beautiful baroque library of the Hapsburg empire.

A tropical paradise just a short trip from the opera house is filled with beautiful winged creatures.

This series of Baroque passageways in Vienna's cultural center mix old architecture with modern art.

A stellar example of Art & Crafts architecture, and a movie set to boot.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.

This automated sculpture of two men peeing will spell out text messages with their micturition.

Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.

The topiary maze at the Habsburg hunting lodge.

The final resting place for the remains of 143 Habsburg royalty.

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

Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.

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

An out-of-place slice of France, smack in the middle of Shanghai.

Experience a quartz crystal sound bath inside a storied, all-wood sound-chamber.

The artwork that Italians felt California didn't deserve.

A Masterpiece with a Tragic History.

A cobblestone alley with an interesting past.

A British pub embodies the spirit of a California legend.

Contemporary art inspired by natural history and science drawing on ancient techniques in a modern world.