A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

A bypass decorated with large wooden troll carvings.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

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

A historical convent known for taking in bad luck babies left on its doorstep is now an upscale shopping center.

Ha Long Bay's "Cave of Surprises" houses a popular phallic rock formation.

The spot where the two men ate together now stands enclosed in glass.

Ho Chi Minh's perfectly preserved body has been on display here since 1975.

Monument to a brutal, ineffectual US bombing campaign and a sobering reminder of the human cost of the Vietnam War.

Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.

Bangkok celebrated its shifting monarchy with a militaristic homage to democracy.

Ancient serpentine sacrifice holder that has stood the test of time.

A fountain standing as a testament to a doomed alliance.

A small etching on the white marble parapet was written in runic script by a Viking mercenary.

Legend says if you stick your thumb in the hole and it gets wet your wish will be granted.

The charmingly disheveled clock tower of Tbilisi's puppet theater.

A small but hugely whimsical theater where marionettes play out the "The Battle of Stalingrad."

Luxury hotel turned into a refugee camp, then turned back into a luxury hotel.

A beautiful and moving memorial set on a little island in the middle of the river in Minsk.

Glowing orb in Minsk houses 8,600,000 items.

One of the most poignant ruins of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, the local football team's stadium has been quickly reclaimed by nature.

This attraction was abandoned after the Chernobyl disaster.

The ghost town left by the worst nuclear disaster of all time is being taken over by nature and urban explorers.

This derelict superstructure was a very important warning system for the Soviet military.