Baarle-Hertog, Belgium
The House with Two Numbers
This residence straddles a border between Belgium and the Netherlands.
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Baarle-Hertog, Belgium
This residence straddles a border between Belgium and the Netherlands.
Baarle-Hertog, Belgium
A maze of crosses marks the jumbled divide between the Netherlands and Belgium.
Hanoi, Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh's perfectly preserved body has been on display here since 1975.
Shenzhen Shi, China
130 replicas of world wonders squeezed into just 118 acres of space.
Wuhan, China
Count the statues to gain insight into your future from Buddhist disciples.
Wuhan, China
This ancient sword lay in a waterlogged tomb for 2,500 years, but managed to remain relatively untarnished and impressively sharp.
Guilin, China
Hidden behind musical flora and forgotten for over a thousand years, this cave is now a neon dream.
Shanghai, China
The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline.
Qinhuangdao Shi, China
Where the Great Wall of China meets the sea.
Beijing, China
Ming Dynasty necropolis raided during the Cultural Revolution.
Beijing, China
The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.
Jining, China
The family compound and final resting place for the philosopher, Confucius, and over 100,000 of his descendants.
Weinan, China
A harrowing trail up a mile-high mountain.
Xian Shi, China
An ancient fortification lives on in this Chinese city.
Xian Shi, China
These mountain hot springs have seen power struggles, doomed romances, and a generalissimo's attempted escape from mutiny.
Jiayuguan, China
The western-most fortress on the Great Wall of China has gone from a strategic stronghold to a kitschy tourist carnival.
Jiuquan, China
A lush desert oasis in the shape of a narrow crescent.
Jiuquan, China
Hundreds of caves filled with thousands of centuries-old statues and murals.
Lima, Peru
The large collection of pre-Columbian pottery might make you blush.
Aguas Calientes, Peru
If you’ve ever seen a picture of Machu Picchu, then you’ve seen a picture of Huayna Picchu—you just didn’t realize it.
Aguas Calientes, Peru
A backdoor to Machu Picchu that only the most foolhardy infiltrator would attempt to breach.
Urubamba, Peru
These steeply terraced ruins are a stop along the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu.
Ollantaytambo, Peru
Preserved Inca city and site of the last Inca stronghold against the Spanish conquistadors.
Urubamba, Peru
Huge stone depressions which may have acted as an Incan agricultural experiment.