This overlooked courtyard and museum celebrate Benjamin Franklin's life and achievements.

This little-known collection holds everything from "Dracula" notes, to the manuscript of "Ulysses," to the forged works of Shakespeare.

This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.

A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

The world's longest outdoor escalator takes visitors to the top of China's largest dam and is also shaped like a dragon.

A hidden Buddhist gem accessible only by boat.

A museum at a Chinese university is the first of its kind in the country.

The world's foremost museum dedicated entirely to the abacus.

A labyrinth of clothing, electronics, and other counterfeit items.

Small Chinese fishing village impeccably maintained for visitors.

Although resembling a grand Buddhist temple, this structure is actually the largest mosque in China.

A prestigious learning institute of old Shanghai.

Though these human-made islands were constructed as an escape for the wealthy, they rarely see many visitors.

A collection of cafes and shops all crafted from recycled storage containers.

The Chinese have long been excellent at the art of copying, but this epic replica takes the biscuit.

Home to around 40 different species, this forest was also the setting for "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon."

The man who is mainly remembered for a chicken dish he had nothing to do with is buried under a large concrete dome.

China's biggest e-waste village.

An ancient fortification lives on in this Chinese city.

Every dish at this restaurant claims to have a health benefit.

The knock-off oil painting capital of the world.

Be careful not to get trampled at this lively two thousand-year-old market.

Inside this museum is an ongoing excavation of an ancient shipwreck.