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Beijing, China
The Forbidden City
The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.
39.9225, 116.3968
Beijing, China
Ming Dynasty Tombs
Ming Dynasty necropolis raided during the Cultural Revolution.
40.2207, 116.2312
Shanghai, China
Bund Sightseeing Tunnel
This psychedelic tourist trap is a leisurely descent into madness.
31.2399, 121.4905
Shanghai, China
Oriental Pearl Tower
The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline.
31.2399, 121.4998
Ciudad Juárez, Mexico
La Equis (The X)
A giant "X" symbolizes the blood spilled from the brutal Juárez drug wars.
31.7368, -106.4730
Chihuahua, Mexico
La Pascualita
This 80-year old mannequin is so lifelike it is believed to be an embalmed corpse.
28.6345, -106.0785
Los Angeles, California
Angels Flight
Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.
34.0509, -118.2498
San Bernardino, California
Unofficial McDonald's Museum
This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.
34.1255, -117.2945
Las Vegas, Nevada
Atomic Museum
Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.
36.1141, -115.1484
Boulder City, Nevada
Hoover Dam Old Exhibit Building
Experience a charming 1930s version of "infotainment."
36.0155, -114.7474
Monticello, Utah
Church Rock
Oddly shaped rock formation, misassociated with a nearby utopian community.
38.0740, -109.3452
Salt Lake City, Utah
Summum Pyramid
Pyramid home to an obscure religious group that practices modern mummification.
40.7506, -111.9116
Salt Lake City, Utah
This Is The Place Monument
A towering tribute to decisiveness stands on the spot where Brigham Young and his followers decided that this must be the place.
40.7537, -111.8154
Herriman, Utah
Kennecott Utah Copper-Bingham Canyon Mine
Largest man-made excavation on earth!
40.5312, -112.1375
Spanish Fork, Utah
Sri Sri Radha Krishna Temple
Despite sitting firmly in the global cradle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, this Hare Krishna temple is host to one of the largest color festivals outside India.
40.0743, -111.6618
Genola, Utah
Tintic Standard Reduction Mill
The remains of this early 20th century refinery loom on a mountainside like a graffiti-covered fortress.
39.9575, -111.8552
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Grand Prismatic Spring
The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.
44.5251, -110.8390
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
The Crow's Nest at the Old Faithful Inn
An architect's childhood fantasy treehouse made real.
44.4597, -110.8303
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Old Faithful Geyser
One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.
44.4609, -110.8281
Springdale, Utah
The Narrows
The hike through a narrow river flanked by the 2,000-foot-tall walls of Zion Canyon is one of the best in the world.
37.2867, -112.9477
Zhangjiajie, China
Tianmen Skywalk
For those with no fear of heights: a skywalk 4,700 feet up on a Chinese mountain.
29.0468, 110.4821
Zhangjiajie, China
Tianmen Shan
A total of 999 stairs lead visitors through a massive hole in a mountain known as the Gateway to Heaven.
29.1165, 110.4792
Lehi, Utah
Museum of Ancient Life
Largest collection of mounted dinosaur specimens in the world.
40.4243, -111.8861
Columbia, South Carolina
Tunnelvision
This psychedelic tromp l'oeil seems to be beckoning drivers to crash into a wall.
34.0072, -81.0325
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