An out-of-place slice of France, smack in the middle of Shanghai.

This historic covered bridge contains a series of macabre paintings that communicate one thing: everyone dies.

This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.

One of the world's largest ice festivals dazzles visitors for over a month with radiant sculptures and carvings.

A collection of abandoned typographic signs from Berlin and beyond.

The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.

An extraordinary natural landscape of mountains, waterfalls, and rocky cliffs riddled with tunnels.

Home to over 200,000 artifacts, this museum attempts to guide visitors through the ancient history of Beijing and Imperial China.

After a short 5 year run, this former major theme park sits in ruin.

This working replica of the 'Friends' coffee shop is more accurate to the show than the set itself.

A phallic shrine to a princess goddess in Krabi, Thailand.

A collection of more than 12,000 shoes, displayed in a building shaped like a shoebox.

One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.

Climb to the top of the world's largest seated bronze Buddha.

Remnants of the most densely packed city in world history, that thrived on anarchy for 30 years.

The world's longest outdoor escalator takes visitors to the top of China's largest dam and is also shaped like a dragon.

This probably wasn't what Mao had in mind.