Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

South Korea's only sex-themed park.

Secret North Korean passage discovered below the world's most dangerous border.

The supreme shrine of the state.

The name of the only golden Buddhist temple in Korea translates as "the temple that protects the country."

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

Step into a cartoon at this Seoul café that aims to evoke a two-dimensional scene.

South Korea's love of the silly photograph is on full display at this goofy collection of trompe l'oeil paintings.

No matter what it might seem like on film, most scenes filmed on a plane are filmed at this LA studio.

The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

A prohibition-style speakeasy takes up residence in the last Victorian residence in Hollywood.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

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

During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.

A shining sculpture made of 3,115 lights, the number of visible stars in the Northern Hemisphere.

This museum celebrating the almighty dollar lets visitors literally stand in the shadow of a million bucks.

A gothic church spire sits atop this skyscraper, the tallest church in the world.

A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.

A giant bronze coil of feces is both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

A grandiose octagonal home crowned by a large dome stands out among the antebellum mansions.