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These stairs were built to accommodate royals mounted on elephants.

For more than 40 years this Barnum-inspired half-fox, half-woman has been telling fortunes from her cage in a Pakistani zoo.

One of the largest necropolises in the world is home to a stunning array of historic Middle Eastern tombs.

The world's second largest salt mine, said to have been discovered by Alexander the Great's horse.

Reputedly haunted sandstone necropolis with exquisite stone carvings.

This lost city belongs to one of the earliest civilizations in the world.

A symbol of the Workers' Party of North Korea.

One of the largest public squares in the world, named after the former DPRK supreme leader.

A vast museum devoted to North Korea's victories against its imperialist enemies.

A highly symbolic tower in honor of Supreme Leader Kim Il-sung's personal philosophy.

Captured in 1968, the Cold War spy ship is the only U.S. Navy vessel being held by a foreign government.

A former palace transformed into a mausoleum for North Korea's supreme leaders.

This North Korean pegasus statue was built as a symbol of the speed and perseverance of North Korean workers.

A giant bronze monument to Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il is one of the most sacred sites in North Korea.

A bizarre collection of gifts to North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il from the despots of the world.

North Korea's massive "hotel of doom."

This abandoned-looking amusement park is frighteningly open for business.

This remote Himalayan temple is in danger of being completely washed away by a melting glacier.

Nepal's first aviation museum found a logical home in the most unexpected place.

Nailing a coin to this holy stump is just another way to ask the gods for relief from dental pain.

This Soviet-era athletic and recreation facility is the highest ice skating rink in the world.

At 72 feet below sea level, it's the lowest commercial airport in the world.

Everything from a plane to your own two feet are needed to reach this jungle resort.

A Himalayan monastery claims to have a piece of a centuries-old abominable snowman.