An aluminum skeleton brings Chinese mythology to the French shore.

A stunning 18th-century site where pilgrims ascend by a series of punishing stairs only to return via funicular.

Designed by Buckminster Fuller, this relic of the 67 Expo survived fire and ice.

The original film set of Luke Skywalker's Tatooine home from the 'Star Wars' trilogy.

Futuristic apartment blocks are the backdrop for Montreal surfers hangin' ten on the Habitat '67 standing wave.

The mummified relic of St. Antoninus.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

Looming communist pillar with a Czech twist.

"Only the devil could play golf here."

Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.

Southern Italy's spinning top village.

A beautifully eclectic mix of architectural styles.

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

Bordered by forest on three sides and the ocean on the other, the Great Dune of Pilat is the highest sand dune in Europe.

Massive puppet-automaton machines created by French artist collective Machines de l’Ile.

Home to the "Rat King" of Nantes and other wonders of the natural world.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.