The Sun King's military models, saved from the Louvre.

Twelve grave-faced marble angels guard the emperor's tomb at Les Invalides.

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

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

High atop the Eiffel Tower is a small apartment built exclusively to entertain the science elite and make the rest of Paris jealous.

The very center of Paris is surrounded by a bevy of strange good luck rituals.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

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

Buddha shrines hide within dark tunnels at this unique forest temple.

This extensive collection of dead bugs may be the world's most idiosyncratic and personal insect museum.

Postal archives over 150 years old offer a window into Singapore's culture and tradition.

The highest pedestrian bridge in Singapore looks like a series of undulating waves rising between two public parks.

This rare wildlife haven in Singapore feels like you're in the tropical rainforest.

Singapore's landscaping project is home to 18 incredible Supertrees.

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.

The world's longest outdoor covered escalator system transports commuters through Hong Kong's hilly terrain.

Meet the world's longest tapeworm in a collection that really gets under your skin.

An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.

A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

San Francisco's oldest operating hotel, with a Victorian atmosphere and a "haunted" fourth floor.