One of the world's largest shopping malls covers an area of 15 million square feet—and it's still set to grow.

Two Chinese dragons guard the caves of this medieval temple in Iran.

This ancient burial site is believed to be one of the first earthquake-protected structures in the world.

Many generations ago, it was said that one could find celestial splendor in a lush meadow not far from this very marker according to the lore of the fictional world Kcymaerxthaere.

A melting pot of Asian-Pacific art features one symbolic sculpture from each of 20 different nations.

Just off the road outside Baguio, a gigantic lion's head carved into a mountain greets those driving by.

The remains of an abandoned air force hospital located on a redeveloped Air Force base.

Raging waters have created a strange geological site that looks like something off of a progressive rock album cover.

A section of the desert with an array of unusual sandstone and limestone formations.

This beautiful fountain was sculpted by a female artist who was ahead of her time.

Once swallowed by flood waters, this village has emerged as an eerie shadow of its former self.

Museum housed in underground tunnels that date back to Buenos Aires's earliest settlements.

This ambiguous pig shrine is actually a monument to a beloved queen.

Peek into the world of those creating the beautiful, delicate paper parasols found all over the globe.

Self-mummified monk who wears sunglasses and has become a gecko hatchery.

Time-frozen department store of dangerous and dusty relics.

A condom-covered Thai restaurant that is more concerned with birth control than food.

One of the most powerful religious centers in the Middle Ages, dubbed the founder of Western monasticism.

The video game-themed street art first popped up in the French city.

The haunting concrete remains of a Nazi pebble crusher can still be found in this small French commune.

Longest canal tunnel in the world, abandoned in the 1960s.

100-windowed castle turned art gallery, built by one dedicated mason.

A Parisian cemetery where the elite and artistic are interred beneath an eccentric collection of tombs.

This whimsical castle of grottoes was the labor of love of a French postman, and one of the greatest achievements of outsider architecture.