The only National Monument ever to go missing for nearly 50 years then resurface in a dump.

This psychedelic tourist trap is a leisurely descent into madness.

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

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.

A super-sized promotional trick that is now a D.C. landmark.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

"X" marks the spot of an echo chamber in the middle of a plaza.

A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.

Japanese gardens dedicated to the Japanese farmer that refused to throw in the trowel.

An elaborate shrine dedicated to the four corners of the world unfortunately misses its mark.

Home of the "true" equator.

An astounding collection of medical specimens, including bits of President Lincoln.

The Corinthian columns that towered over Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration stand proud.

Bar full of oddities, specimens, artifacts and homages to the great dime museums of the past.

At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

A son-and-daughter meat market, hawked by mom and dad.

This probably wasn't what Mao had in mind.

Ha Long Bay's "Cave of Surprises" houses a popular phallic rock formation.

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.

5,000 skulls in memorial to those killed by the Khmer Rouge.

Khmer Rouge's high security prison.

Artifacts and memories from the Vietnam war, located in a place that experienced it first hand.