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

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

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

The final resting place of 19th-century sailors previously banned from being buried within Portuguese Macau.

This hulking behemoth is actually five interconnected towers built in the 1960s.

Teeming with illegal goods and services, this towering maze of vice is also a popular tourist accommodation.

The world's longest outdoor covered escalator system transports commuters through Hong Kong's hilly terrain.

Remnants of the most densely packed city in world history, that thrived on anarchy for 30 years.

The notorious "Hanoi Hilton" where Vietnamese colonial subjects and later American POWs, including John McCain, were imprisoned.

Home of the unusual art of water puppetry, one of Vietnam's oldest curiosities.

Ho Chi Minh's perfectly preserved body has been on display here since 1975.

A state-of-the-art medical facility dedicated to treating beloved birds of prey.

Qatar's oldest market can trace its origins back more than a century.

This 23-foot-tall bear stands amid the hustle and bustle of Hamad International Airport.

The building is a gigantic piece of art inspired by the shape of a desert rose.

Fourteen sculptures showing the development of a fetus stand outside a hospital for women and children.

This unique museum doesn't shy away from highlighting Qatar's role in the history of slavery.

The enormous diamond-shaped building packs a trove of academic and literary treasures into one futuristic space.

This living legend of maritime history is enjoying a second life.

On any given day this sprawling market houses literally tons of government-regulated gold, gems, and precious metals.

A preposterously luxurious hotel with gold-plated iPads, Rolls Royce chauffeurs, and a staff that trains by watching "Downton Abbey."

This beautiful Victorian ironwork masterpiece was built to keep London from smelling like poop.

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.

The sixth of London's "Magnificent Seven" cemeteries, and a source of unlikely inspiration to Beatrix Potter.