Beijing, China
798 Art District
This probably wasn't what Mao had in mind.
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Beijing, China
This probably wasn't what Mao had in mind.
France
Abandoned outpost once home to a murderous tyrant.
Key Biscayne, Florida
A community of collapsing homes more than a mile out from the Florida coast.
Monistrol de Montserrat, Spain
Holy Grotto of Montserrat Monastery holds one of Europe's mysterious black Madonnas.
Calipatria, California
A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.
Chicago, Illinois
Beloved bar home to musicians of all eras and reputations.
Bouvet Island
This uninhabited volcanic island is the most remote in the world.
Valentine, Texas
A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.
Waukegan, Illinois
A river with some unusual, and occasionally dangerous, habits.
Santa María del Tule, Mexico
The stoutest tree in the world.
Inyo County, California
An abandoned Jazz Age dream home and con man's hideout in Death Valley.
Toronto, Ontario
This "Palace of Purification" has made many film appearances as a dark and sinister headquarters.
Spratly Islands
The most disputed archipelago in the world.
Shanghai, China
An collection of Chinese propaganda posters from 1949 to 1979.
Shanghai, China
China's most famous acrobatics act.
Turkmenistan
A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.
Parkville, Australia
Australia's largest medical museum featuring a 19th-century pharmacy.