Slaughterhouse Five opens its dank doors to fans of Kurt Vonnegut.

When the rain falls, this drain system turns into a musical instrument.

The bugs crawling down the front of this office building are almost as big as a '68 VW Beetle.

This striking art museum holds an amazing series of curiosity cabinets.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.

The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline.

An collection of Chinese propaganda posters from 1949 to 1979.

This probably wasn't what Mao had in mind.

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

A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.

Where an entire elephant skeleton, a snakeskin table runner, and thousands of animal remains become art.

The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.

The face of a woman pushes its way through the earth.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

A measuring mishap led to these artificial stone ladies losing their stomachs.

Where condemned pirates met their grisly end at the gallows on the River Thames.

This beautiful deer park was built so King Charles I and his court could go hunting while escaping a deadly plague outbreak.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

This artist's home turned gallery/museum preserves the creator's love of "Eastern" influences.

Mary Kelly was last seen here before she was murdered by Jack the Ripper.

The sixth of London's "Magnificent Seven" cemeteries, and a source of unlikely inspiration to Beatrix Potter.

A Victorian natural history and ethnographic museum with wonderful turn-of-the-century, science-book-esque evolution displays.

A 1,215-foot tunnel transports pedestrians beneath the River Thames.