Zhangjiajie, China
Zhangjiajie Glass Bridge
The latest in a series of long glass bridges suspended at terrifying heights.
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Zhangjiajie, China
The latest in a series of long glass bridges suspended at terrifying heights.
Leshan, China
This Tang Dynasty behemoth is the biggest Buddha in the world.
Tokyo, Japan
This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.
Shanghai, China
An collection of Chinese propaganda posters from 1949 to 1979.
Monterey, California
The first safe in this California town had to hold all the gold.
Stor-Elvdal, Norway
The world's largest moose statue towers above the highway between Oslo and Trondheim.
Rjukan, Norway
For six months of the year, three giant mirrors direct a pool of sunshine onto this otherwise occluded town.
Svalbard, Norway
This Arctic storage facility is a secure backup for agricultural biodiversity.
Luster, Norway
An intricately carved Viking church overlooks a glistening fjord.
Oulu, Finland
This lonely rock has been turned into a character loved and feared by children.
Naantali, Finland
A replica of the home of a famous fictional troll family.
Tallinn, Estonia
Relics from an era long gone, sit idle outside this Estonian museum.
Tallinn, Estonia
"There's nothing there," and other lies the KGB told us.
Pyongyang, North Korea
North Korea's massive "hotel of doom."
Pyongyang, North Korea
This abandoned-looking amusement park is frighteningly open for business.
Pyongyang, North Korea
An English brewery transported to North Korea.
Pyongyang, North Korea
Captured in 1968, the Cold War spy ship is the only U.S. Navy vessel being held by a foreign government.
Pyongyang, North Korea
Pyongyang’s Arch of Triumph is the second tallest triumphal arch in the world.
Pyongyang, North Korea
A vast museum devoted to North Korea's victories against its imperialist enemies.
Pyongyang, North Korea
A former palace transformed into a mausoleum for North Korea's supreme leaders.
Pyongyang, North Korea
One of the largest public squares in the world, named after the former DPRK supreme leader.
La Paz, Bolivia
Popular tourist destination where witches in dark hats sell dried llama fetuses for good luck.
Beijing, China
The world's longest outdoor escalator takes visitors to the top of China's largest dam and is also shaped like a dragon.
Beijing, China
Genitals, claws, and faces are served at this Beijing eatery.