The world's largest frame offers spectacular views of the city's past and present.

An abandoned desert hamlet swallowed up by sand.

This mysterious abandoned fort looks like something pulled right from Arabian legend.

The cluster of igloo-like domes forms the remains of an ancient burial ground.

This enormous sports car themed amusement park is home to the world’s fastest roller coaster.

The world’s largest LED display, built over an F1 race circuit.

Planned as the world’s first zero-carbon city, it had lofty ideals—but is only 5 percent completed and aiming for 50 percent carbon-neutral.

Whitewashed mosque contains the world's largest carpet.

No building in the world leans as far as the so-called “Leaning Tower of Abu Dhabi.”

These otherworldly formations were shaped over millions of years by the forces of nature.

The opulent car collection of an eccentric Sheikh housed in his own private pyramid.

The best place to encounter plants and animals that can only be found in New Caledonia.

A tiled, multi-level garden of survival in Lyon.

Lyon's "Wall of the Silk Weavers" is one of the largest murals in Europe.

Explore the 500-year history of silk-making in Lyon at this museum, workshop, and boutique.

For over 300 years this little carving has been the city’s good luck charm.

Antique cinematography artifacts fill this museum dedicated to the inventors of the moving picture.

A colorful piece of contemporary art cheerfully clashes with Lyon's historical architecture.

For hundreds of years, automatons moving to metallic music have been marking the passage of time.

Hundreds of hidden passageways weave through the old quarters of Lyon.

Monsters and miniatures are held in equal esteem at this wondrous museum.

Inside this museum, Christians were imprisoned when the Romans controlled Gaul.

This abandoned church in central Lyon is missing its front stairs.

Lyon, France is home to two remarkably preserved Roman theaters, one dating back to 15 BCE.