Hong Kong
Chungking Mansions
Teeming with illegal goods and services, this towering maze of vice is also a popular tourist accommodation.
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Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Hong Kong
The Whampoa
Take a cruise with no movement but plenty of style in this one-of-a-kind boat mall.
Shanghai, China
Shanghai Marriage Market
A son-and-daughter meat market, hawked by mom and dad.
Shanghai, China
Oriental Pearl Tower
The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline.
Shanghai, China
Shanghai Propaganda Poster Art Centre
An collection of Chinese propaganda posters from 1949 to 1979.
Shanghai, China
Shanghai's 1933 Slaughterhouse
Rivers of cattle blood gone, a strange Escheresque building remains, the last of its kind.
Shanghai, China
M50 Art District
This former textile district now is now a thriving center for contemporary Chinese art.
Beijing, China
Chairman Mao Memorial Hall
The embalmed remains of the communist leader lie within a custom crystal coffin.
Beijing, China
Beijing Capital Museum
Home to over 200,000 artifacts, this museum attempts to guide visitors through the ancient history of Beijing and Imperial China.
Beijing, China
The Forbidden City
The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.
Permanently Closed
Beijing, China
The Central Perk, Beijing
This working replica of the 'Friends' coffee shop is more accurate to the show than the set itself.
Beijing, China
Dongyue Temple
This sensational Chinese temple walks visitors through the 76 weird departments of the afterlife.
Beijing, China
Guo Li Zhuang
Genitals, claws, and faces are served at this Beijing eatery.
Beijing, China
Mansudae Art Studio Gallery
North Korea's massive art and propaganda factory now has an official gallery space in Beijing.
Beijing, China
798 Art District
This probably wasn't what Mao had in mind.
Kyoto, Japan
Sagano Bamboo Forest
The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.
Itaewon-ro, South Korea
War Memorial of Korea
Home to more than 13,000 pieces of war memorabilia and military equipment.
Permanently Closed
Paju, South Korea
Bridge of No Return
The site of many tense prisoner exchanges across the Military Demarcation Line between North and South Korea.
Paju, South Korea
Third Tunnel of Aggression
Secret North Korean passage discovered below the world's most dangerous border.
Paju, South Korea
Dora Observatory
The best place for scenic views of the DMZ and North Korea.
Permanently Closed
Paju, South Korea
Dorasan Station
South Korea's largely symbolic, barely used gateway to the North.
Pyongyang, North Korea
Juche Tower
A highly symbolic tower in honor of Supreme Leader Kim Il-sung's personal philosophy.
Pyongyang, North Korea
Kim Il-sung Square
One of the largest public squares in the world, named after the former DPRK supreme leader.
Pyongyang, North Korea
Mansu Hill Grand Monument
A giant bronze monument to Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il is one of the most sacred sites in North Korea.
