This handsome giant is said to mark the birthplace of the mythical woodsman and even had a cameo in a Stephen King novel.

This Art Deco theater is the last remaining opera house in the “little Broadway of the North.”

Largest institutional collection of tomb figures from Western Mexico in the United States.

The eccentric mansion of one of the most popular horror authors of modern times.

After giving up Michelin glamour for his Amish faith, one chef now makes stellar sausages in a small, off-the-grid shop.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

Metro station with a claim to rock n' roll fame.

A monument to the three wars that led to German unification towers within a Berlin traffic circle.

Cold war icon and onetime "hole" in the iron curtain.

The last remnants of a massive medieval wall that once encompassed the city of Berlin.

This probably wasn't what Mao had in mind.

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

An collection of Chinese propaganda posters from 1949 to 1979.

This former textile district now is now a thriving center for contemporary Chinese art.

The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline.

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

A son-and-daughter meat market, hawked by mom and dad.

A giant scale model giving a sneak peek at what urban planners see for Shanghai by 2020.