Luoyang, China
Longmen Grottoes
The field of tiny caves that mark this Chinese cliffside are each their own historic Buddhist temple.
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Luoyang, China
The field of tiny caves that mark this Chinese cliffside are each their own historic Buddhist temple.
Qianxi County, China
Thanks to the building of a life-giving reservoir, part of the Great Wall of China is now a dive site.
Beijing, China
Why walk on this historical site when you can zoom down instead?
Beijing, China
Ming Dynasty necropolis raided during the Cultural Revolution.
Beijing, China
The burial grounds of a Chinese eunuch who served his way into the highest levels of Imperial government.
Beijing, China
This probably wasn't what Mao had in mind.
Beijing, China
A bisected journey through evolution's history in the heart of Beijing.
Beijing, China
First established in 741, this is one of the oldest Taoist temples in China.
Beijing, China
This sensational Chinese temple walks visitors through the 76 weird departments of the afterlife.
Beijing, China
The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.
Beijing, China
This ancient Chinese observatory still contains early astronomy technology.
Beijing, China
This smaller cousin of the Forbidden City has gone from ancestral sacrifice to tourist's whispers.
Beijing, China
The embalmed remains of the communist leader lie within a custom crystal coffin.
Beijing, China
This historic Chinese tower was said to have been haunted by fox spirits but is now haunted by a grisly murder.
Antwerp, Belgium
Rare wooden escalators lead deep down into an otherwise staggeringly monotonous tiled tunnel.
Antwerp, Belgium
A man throwing a giant severed hand towers over Antwerp’s main square.
Antwerp, Belgium
Most prolific publishing house in the 1600s open to the public.
Antwerp, Belgium
According to this bar, God gave an “11th commandment” to Antwerp: Thou shalt drink beer.
Leuven, Belgium
A giant bug impaled on a 75-foot-tall needle.
Leuven, Belgium
Banished from town, this local jester concocted a clever return.
Leuven, Belgium
This whimsical statue dumps water on its head to symbolize knowledge flowing into his brain. Or maybe booze.
Leuven, Belgium
This unassuming stone bollard is a centuries-old marker denoting the center of the city.
Prague, Czechia
Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.
Prague, Czechia
This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”