This housing estate commissioned by a local sugar magnate was an early project by influential architect Le Corbusier.

This modern district offers a stark contrast to Bordeaux's terrace-lined squares and waterfront façades.

A Roman amphitheatre turned meeting spot for witches.

Enormous pendulum helps keep Taiwan's tallest building from swaying.

These gardens whisk you away to Japan and Morocco—without leaving Bordeaux.

Its humdrum facade only adds to its electrifying appeal: a rooftop with panoramic views of a shapeshifting metropolis.

The burial ground of two kings and a queen is now a calm city park in the middle of bustling Seoul.

The Shinsegae Department Store is the largest of its kind in the whole world.

Children’s timeless joy is remembered in the fast-developing Myeongdong district of Seoul.

A unique structure located on the grounds of one of five grand palaces that were built by the Joseon dynasty.

The world's longest bridge fountain has hundreds of nozzles that create a beautiful, illuminated spectacle.

A waterfront landing pad designated for unidentified flying objects still awaits its first guest.

Abandoned railway line circling the city of Paris.

This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

One of Jeff Koons’s largest sculptures and his first commemorative work.

This structure atop a craggy cliff in one of the most beautiful parks in Paris boasts an unbeatable view.

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

This Parisian fountain is a little bit fantasy and a little bit nightclub.

This lesser-known Frank Gehry building houses a treasure trove of cinema history.

After immigrating to Paris in the 1970s, two brothers from Laos built a grocery store empire.

A Parisian cemetery where the elite and artistic are interred beneath an eccentric collection of tombs.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

Natural history museum celebrating biodiversity with a parade of taxidermy animals.

A gruesome combat between a hunter and a furious momma bear.