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

An out-of-place slice of France, smack in the middle of Shanghai.

This psychedelic tourist trap is a leisurely descent into madness.

Stalinist skyscraper built with help of cryotechnology.

One of the world's tallest statues is also one of its most hated.

It took over half a century but a Russian monument to a famous and tragic space pup finally stands in Moscow.

The gorgeous entrances into the city's underbelly look more like grand halls than subway stops.

This building holds the embalmed remains of the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution.

Colombia's biggest botanical garden contains plants from all across the country.

A monument to the conquistador became increasingly controversial in the very city that he founded.

A museum dedicated to the German scientist who revealed the significance of the mysterious Peruvian Nazca Lines.

This bullring in Lima is the oldest in the Americas and the second-oldest in the world.

It took 82 years and four different plaques to finally get the story right.

These overlooked ruins give an intimate look at the Inca Empire's urban planning prowess.

This high-Andean reserve protects the graceful vicuña that was nearly hunted to extinction for its precious wool.

Built on the remains of one the Incas’ most important gathering spots, this square keeps the spirit of a fallen empire alive.

An Inca spa, military outpost or maybe… both?

The sophisticated hydraulic system of the Nazca civilization.

Situated on a sacred Inca site, this 16th-century cathedral took nearly 100 years to build.

This geometric feat is a testament to the Incas' mesmerizing architectural abilities.

The mysterious "Candelabra of the Andes" could represent anything from a god's trident to a hallucinogenic plant.

A painting in the historic Cathedral Basilica depicts Jesus and his disciples dining on a traditional Peruvian menu.

The remains of what was the most important religious complex in coastal Peru for over a millennium.

These steeply terraced ruins are a stop along the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu.