This under-visited temple is nestled within one of Shanghai's traditional shikumen-style residential blocks.

Thanks to a bit of wordplay, seven auspicious stone cats guard this ancient canalside street.

This tunnel looks like a sliver of Shanghai that's stuck in the past.

This bar is home to what's likely the oldest living jazz band in the world.

This ratty natural history collection is a charming relic among a city rushing into modernity.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Enormous burial mounds of ancient emperors.

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

An collection of Chinese propaganda posters from 1949 to 1979.

Natural arch offers panoramic views of Yangshuo's karst hills.

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.

A desert that rolls right up to the ocean, where it's so dry animals live off the fog.

This monument is a stark reminder of the horrors of the Zanzibar slave trade.

Freddie Mercury's childhood home is now a monument to the iconic Queen rockstar.

After sunset the heart of Zanzibar's historic Stone Town neighborhood transforms into a culinary playground.

Spanning over 10,000 square miles, this ancient salt pan is one of the largest on the planet.

Road signs in Namibia mark the location of one of the five major circles of latitude.

A rare cluster of alien-like plants grows along a dusty highway.