Hundreds of stone stairs and a winding medieval bridge connect this haunting Spanish island to the mainland.

Only through deep darkness and tragedy did this elaborate royal palace become a sacred temple.

Enormous pendulum helps keep Taiwan's tallest building from swaying.

Memorial to the father of the Republic of China.

These tiny statues form a terracotta army from China's Han dynasty.

China's most famous acrobatics act.

A wall within the institution displays the names of 13,000 Jews who took refuge in the city during World War II.

An collection of Chinese propaganda posters from 1949 to 1979.

The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline.

An out-of-place slice of France, smack in the middle of Shanghai.

The powerful party began with a secret meeting in this shikumen in 1921.

A son-and-daughter meat market, hawked by mom and dad.

A giant scale model giving a sneak peek at what urban planners see for Shanghai by 2020.

Bangkok celebrated its shifting monarchy with a militaristic homage to democracy.

A shrine built to combat the bad karma of a commercial venture.

A condom-covered Thai restaurant that is more concerned with birth control than food.

This $62 million dollar temple was erected to house one little dental fragment of religious history.

Singapore's landscaping project is home to 18 incredible Supertrees.

A former palace transformed into a mausoleum for North Korea's supreme leaders.

One of the largest public squares in the world, named after the former DPRK supreme leader.

A symbol of the Workers' Party of North Korea.

A highly symbolic tower in honor of Supreme Leader Kim Il-sung's personal philosophy.

A vast museum devoted to North Korea's victories against its imperialist enemies.

Captured in 1968, the Cold War spy ship is the only U.S. Navy vessel being held by a foreign government.