Two awe-inspiring globes from the reign of the Sun King hang from the ceiling of France's national library.

The industrial architecture honors the laborers who brought the Exposition Universelle of 1900 to life.

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

A giant open-air sculpture made of over 200 full-sized boats.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

The world's tallest boat lift stands as a massive piece of industrial tourism.

What was once a bustling mining installation is now a bustling hub of contemporary art.

The "stairway to heaven" lookout tower was built to resist weather, arson, and the laws of physics.

Descend into the tunnels to experience the life of a coal miner.

A rare example of World War I trenches from the British front.

Sculpture designed by Turkish artist and professor Mehmet Ali Uysal.

This abandoned Belgian fortress is purposefully being left to nature.

A magical and peaceful ruined Cistercian abbey in what is now southern Belgium.

If you want to get married in the White Marble City of Ashgabat, you should do it in this surreal disco ball building.

The deepest metro station in the world.

One of the largest museums in Ukraine remembers the story of the German-Soviet War in iconic, brutalist style.

A monument to Lenin has been transformed into a statue of everyone's favorite black-helmeted, fool-choking Sith Lord.

340-foot statue built to honour the Heroes of the Soviet Union.

A French library that makes sure its love of books is writ large... giant in fact.

This attraction was abandoned after the Chernobyl disaster.

This beautiful natural train tunnel is said to grant the wishes of visiting lovebirds.

The world's largest reflecting pool is just two centimeters deep.

This ancient Roman bridge and aqueduct still stands as a wonder of classical construction.

This former “ante-chamber to the guillotine” has been refurbished to illustrate the brutal history of French justice.