The embalmed remains of the communist leader lie within a custom crystal coffin.

This historic Chinese tower was said to have been haunted by fox spirits but is now haunted by a grisly murder.

Beijing's expansive subterranean hiding spot now crumbles away as a tourist destination.

This ancient Chinese observatory still contains early astronomy technology.

An ancient Chinese temple where even the emperor dressed like a farmer in the name of the harvest.

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

Beijing's version of Disneyland, completely abandoned, mostly destroyed.

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

Ming Dynasty necropolis raided during the Cultural Revolution.

This probably wasn't what Mao had in mind.

North Korea's massive art and propaganda factory now has an official gallery space in Beijing.

Why walk on this historical site when you can zoom down instead?

Discovered after draining a local pond, these ancient man-made caves are still a complete mystery.

China's mysterious record-setting sleeping Buddha.

China's very own Atlantis is an ornate dynastic city resting at the bottom of a lake.

Once an imperial lake garden, anyone can now visit this city park.

Buried deep in the forest near Limbe, this little-known slave port became the point of no return for 10 percent of enslaved Africans.

Spirits from these lakes are said to produce the local weather and odd phenomena as they bicker between themselves.

The oldest Hindu temple complex in Nepal serves as the seat of Nepal’s national deity, Lord Pashupatinath.

This park in Nagarkot boasts one of the best views in all of Nepal.

One of the largest Buddhist stupas in the world keeps an eye out in every direction.

The spot where Parvati convinced Shiva to marry her, has become a pilgrimage site for married and unmarried women.

This representation of Lord Vishnu is the largest stone sculpture in Nepal.

This precariously balanced boulder is said to be a hunk of stolen butter dropped by the gods.