Ming Dynasty necropolis raided during the Cultural Revolution.

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

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

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

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

A Jenga-style cylindrical tower of books that appears to go on forever.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

Medicinal spa created with the discharge from a geothermal energy plant.

Order your coffee crowned with salted whipped cream or blended with coconut and ice.

Witnesses claim the Virgin Mary statue outside the church once mysteriously shed a single tear.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

The world's seventh-largest coral reef contains an incredible amount of biodiversity.