An ancient fortification lives on in this Chinese city.

The largest statue in the world towers at 420 feet high atop another 66 feet of pedestal.

The tiny statues form China's only known terracotta army from the Han dynasty.

The largest dinosaurs in the world, kissing above the highway.

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

An extraordinary mix of Phoenician, Roman, early Christian, and Byzantine ruins beautifully set overlooking the Mediterranean.

This dizzying span over the ancient Algerian city was once the highest suspension bridge in the world.

When a supermarket opened up shop within a medieval building it became protected by UNESCO on a technicality.

Where the lovelorn find a home for their sentimental keepsakes.

A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.

A 11-foot former president stands on a Kosovo street that also bears his name.

This newly renovated Soviet-era outdoor exhibition center is bigger than the principality of Monaco.

A sculpture park of the tossed aside relics of the USSR, from Stalin to a massive Soviet emblem.

The gorgeous entrances into the city's underbelly look more like grand halls than subway stops.

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

Construction of Barcelona's iconic (but controversial) church is expected to be completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

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

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

The highest point in Tennessee, Clingmans Dome bears witness to the ravages of one type of insect.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.