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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Hong Kong
Teeming with illegal goods and services, this towering maze of vice is also a popular tourist accommodation.
Hong Kong
This hulking behemoth is actually five interconnected towers built in the 1960s.
Hammam Lif, Tunisia
This gem of Moorish architecture is slowly disintegrating along the coast of this charming town.
El Jem, Tunisia
The largest and best-preserved Roman amphitheater in Africa was designed to seat 35,000 people.
Elizabeth Bay, Namibia
The ruins of this mining boom town stand like skeletal reminders of the settlement's dark history.
Tétouan, Morocco
At this faithfully preserved medina off the Moroccan tourist circuit you can walk through six centuries of history in one day.
Province de Ouarzazate, Morocco
An abandoned horror film set sits eerily along a highway through Hollywood's "door to the desert."
Fez, Morocco
The other side is actually green.
Nairobi, Kenya
The farmhouse owned by the Danish author who wrote "Out of Africa" is now a museum honoring her legacy.
Nairobi, Kenya
Strolling through these vintage locomotives offers a surprising amount of insight into the history of Kenya.
Egypt
The wreck of a World War II cargo ship has become an unintentional time capsule at the bottom of the Red Sea.
Cairo, Egypt
An ancient instrument used to measure the waters of the Nile so Egyptian farmers would know whether to expect famine or flood.
Budapest, Hungary
This Budapest bar allows drinkers to leave their mark on the walls, floor, and even ceiling.
Budapest, Hungary
From Austrians to Nazis to Soviets, this historic Budapest fortress has a history as complex as the city itself.
Paris, France
The historic Masonic Lodge in which the first-ever female Mason was initiated.
Paris, France
This off-limits room in the National Library of France is home to a system of pneumatic tubes, once used to bring books to readers.
Mulgrave-et-Derry, Québec
What was once the largest mine in North America has left behind a hollow hill filled with bright blue waters.
Val-des-Sources, Québec
Little remains of the once flourishing Asbestos' asbestos mine.
Victoria, British Columbia
The remains of Canada's earliest Chinese pioneers are interred along this picturesque point.
Harbour Grace, Newfoundland and Labrador
This huge ship ran aground and has simply been left to sit there ever since.
Toronto, Ontario
A miniature representation of Canadian cities and landmarks in incredible—and sometimes hilarious—detail.
Toronto, Ontario
A former Canadian Pacific Railway station turned liquor store, the first and only station in Canada visited by British royalty.
Shediac, New Brunswick
This monster fiberglass crustacean stands watch over the self-proclaimed "lobster capital of the world."
Fort Smith, Northwest Territories
Ice roads, deep holes and 3,500 pounds of diamonds.