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

This probably wasn't what Mao had in mind.

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

The house that took a plunge into the facade of a museum.

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

The topiary maze at the Habsburg hunting lodge.

Trick water gardens from 1619 featuring a 200 piece mechanical theater powered by water.

A miniature train-ride through Slovenia's largest cave system.

This one-time health resort was used by aristocrats around the world.

Castle and secret tunnel withstood a siege until its owner was killed by the Holy Roman Empire, while sitting on the toilet.