Places riche103 Wants to Go

Hunt for buried treasure in Nova Scotia.

A Canadian POW for German soldiers during WWII where prisoners hatched an elaborate escape plan.

The wreckage still sits at the exact spot the plane crash-landed in 1945, carrying 1,000 pounds of explosives.

The stunning remnants of this wreck emerge from an otherworldly backdrop of rainforests.

The ruins of the "20-year town" lay out among the mountains of Alberta.

Little island known for its massive beachfront "flowerpot" pillars.

While these wooden totems bear a striking resemblance to First Nations artwork of British Columbia, their actual origins lay on the opposite side of the Pacific Ocean.

An abandoned Victorian-era amusement park is rusting away amidst luxury houses.

Historic psychiatric asylum and most-filmed location in the Great White North.

Beijing's version of Disneyland, completely abandoned, mostly destroyed.

Beijing's expansive subterranean hiding spot now crumbles away as a tourist destination.

Forgotten for decades, the first medical school built in Communist China is full of surprises today.

Nova reconstruction of the bridge that baffled engineers for years.

This Cold War–era underground city includes offices for Mao Zedong and Lin Biao.

A museum and memorial built amid the rubble of a town obliterated by nature.

Natives of this mud-brick desert village use an ancient irrigation system to grow sweet, seedless grapes.

This temple located on a vertical drop of a rocky mountain houses relics from the Song Dynasty.

The so-called "Richest Village In China" is either a model Communist town or a dystopian sham.

A golden temple atop a sacred mountain, known for its giant effigy of the revered Pu Xian.

Monks turned this mountain into a temple by digging grottoes, tunnels, and a huge pagoda-like hall.

A Chinese mining company has created the world's first cloned village in this perfect recreation of an Austrian town.

The ancient remains of this natural fortress can still be found along the Silk Road looking surprisingly preserved.

A fantastic assortment of China's finest and most disturbing wares.

North Korea's massive art and propaganda factory now has an official gallery space in Beijing.