London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.

Climb to the top of the world's largest seated bronze Buddha.

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

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

A colossal floating restaurant built to look like a ancient Chinese imperial palace.

The embalmed remains of the communist leader lie within a custom crystal coffin.

Be careful not to get trampled at this lively two thousand-year-old market.

This former textile district now is now a thriving center for contemporary Chinese art.

This historic Chinese tower was said to have been haunted by fox spirits but is now haunted by a grisly murder.

The highest monastery in the world operates a tiny guesthouse with doors open to all.

This smaller cousin of the Forbidden City has gone from ancestral sacrifice to tourist's whispers.

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.

This ancient Chinese observatory still contains early astronomy technology.

Beijing's World Park offers the excitement of international sites without the travel.

Rivers of cattle blood gone, a strange Escheresque building remains, the last of its kind.

This psychedelic tourist trap is a leisurely descent into madness.

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

Known as the leaning temple, the sacred structure has somehow developed a severe nine-degree slant.

This Gothic-style church is reputedly built atop the remains of one of Jesus's apostles.

This lavish estate recalls the opulent history of Calcutta.

A startling, centuries-old subterranean marvel hides in plain sight.

Picnic on the seashore in the footsteps of ancient kings, protected by giant mythical cat beasts.