Xian Shi, China
Xi'an City Walls
An ancient fortification lives on in this Chinese city.
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Xian Shi, China
An ancient fortification lives on in this Chinese city.
Suzhou, China
An enormous effigy of the goddess of compassion hides within the sanctuary.
Suzhou, China
The Chinese have long been excellent at the art of copying, but this epic replica takes the biscuit.
Guangzhou, China
The world's tallest circular building is loaded with symbolism, but many just see a big donut.
Beijing, China
The embalmed remains of the communist leader lie within a custom crystal coffin.
Shanghai, China
A giant scale model giving a sneak peek at what urban planners see for Shanghai by 2020.
Shanghai, China
This former textile district now is now a thriving center for contemporary Chinese art.
Changsha, China
The world's largest statue of Mao Zedong looks out over the city where he discovered Communism.
Shanghai, China
The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline.
Beijing, China
The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.
Chicago, Illinois
Nonprofit art center that promotes outsider, intuitive, and self-taught art.
Chicago, Illinois
An actual 1957 Cadillac De Ville, encased in 15 cubic yards of concrete.
Chicago, Illinois
The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.
Chicago, Illinois
This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.
Denver, Colorado
A technicolor place of worship for Elevationists.
Denver, Colorado
This museum offers an actual time machine back through Colorado's past.
Corbett, Oregon
A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.
Portland, Oregon
The world's smallest park was dedicated in 1948 as the only colony for leprechauns west of Ireland.
Portland, Oregon
The U.S. Navy's last diesel-electric submarine rests half-submerged in the middle of Portland.
Gannan Zangzuzizhizhou, China
These picturesque structures speckle the hill above the monastery.
Tianshui, China
Rock-cut caves and 7,000 Buddhist sculptures carved into the nearly sheer face of a sandstone mountain.
Datong, China
Explore this massive series of 45 caves and over 51,000 sculptures carved from cliffsides in China.
Suzhou, China
This bridge dates back to the 9th century and allows visitors to walk an ancient path amid modern industrial trappings.
Suzhou, China
Two nearly identical Chinese pagodas stand side by side, along with ancient stone relics.