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Paju, South Korea
Korean Axe Murder Incident Memorial
A monument to the two U.S. officers killed by North Korean troops while trying to trim a poplar tree.
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Pohang, South Korea
Dokdo/Takeshima (Liancourt Rocks)
Japan and South Korea both lay claim to islands inhabited by one woman.
Busan, South Korea
Japanese Ruins of Busan
The 400-year-old remains of the samurai invasion of Korea.
Imsil-gun, South Korea
Imsil Cheese Theme Park
A 32-acre fun park dedicated to all things cheese.
Harbin, China
Unit 731 Museum
An impactful museum ensures notorious war crimes disguised as "medical experimentation" won't soon be forgotten.
Xianyang, China
Chinese Pyramids of Xian
Enormous burial mounds of ancient emperors.
Shanghai, China
Shanghai's 1933 Slaughterhouse
Rivers of cattle blood gone, a strange Escheresque building remains, the last of its kind.
Beijing, China
Ming Dynasty Tombs
Ming Dynasty necropolis raided during the Cultural Revolution.
Guilin, China
Yangshuo and Moon Hill
Natural arch offers panoramic views of Yangshuo's karst hills.
Leshan, China
Giant Buddha
This Tang Dynasty behemoth is the biggest Buddha in the world.
Harbin, China
Harbin Ice and Snow Festival
One of the world's largest ice festivals dazzles visitors for over a month with radiant sculptures and carvings.
Kunming, China
Shilin Stone Forest
270 million year-old forest of stone.
Beijing, China
The Forbidden City
The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.
Panjin Shi, China
Red Beach
A part of the world's largest marsh seems to be growing bright red Martian grass.
Datong, China
Hanging Temple of Hengshan
A fifth-century temple improbably built into the side of a cliff.
Berlin, Germany
The DDR Museum
A fascinating insight into daily life in the Eastern Bloc.
Berlin, Germany
Stasi Museum
A museum dedicated to the history of a terrifying secret police is now held in their former headquarters.
Barcelona, Spain
Sewers of Barcelona
Barcelona's historic 19th-century sewers, whose foundations were laid in medieval times, are open to the public for exploring.
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Amsterdam, Netherlands
The Totalitarian Art Gallery
This basement museum explores the art and artistry of fascism.
Fairfax, Virginia
National Firearms Museum
Collecting 700 years of mechanical death-dealing, the NRA's sprawling gun museum is a revealing testament to the American obsession with armament.
Washington, D.C.
Frederick Douglass’s House, Cedar Hill
The famous abolitionist’s preserved estate is one of Washington's finest monuments to its great Black citizens.
Washington, D.C.
The Highest Court In the Land
There just so happens to be a court even higher than the U.S Supreme Court: a basketball court in the building itself.
Washington, D.C.
Holodomor Memorial
An easily overlooked memorial to a Ukrainian famine-genocide that killed over 4 million people.
Washington, D.C.
East Potomac Park Mini Golf
The country's oldest continually-operated mini golf course lies hidden in plain sight, eclipsed by one of D.C.'s most popular tourist attractions.
