130 replicas of world wonders squeezed into just 118 acres of space.

Teeming with illegal goods and services, this towering maze of vice is also a popular tourist accommodation.

If you've ever wanted to tear Hello Kitty apart with your teeth, this is the place.

Rivers of cattle blood gone, a strange Escheresque building remains, the last of its kind.

The largest traditional Chinese medicine market in the world sells ingredients that may make you squirm.

The embalmed remains of the communist leader lie within a custom crystal coffin.

Named after a legendary garden called Eram in southern Arabia, built by order of Shaddad, an Arab king who wanted to compete with Paradise.

One of the holiest Shi'i shrines in Iran honors the life and death of a learned noblewoman who became a saint.

Marked by the hand of the explorer Henry Morton Stanley.

A historic trade hub teeming with gorgeous architecture, colorful goods, and vibrant designs.

A dreamy mausoleum honors Persia's most famous poet.

These little castles each held thousands of pigeons.

17th century mosque for Shah Abbas' harem.

The ancient necropolis houses the immense rock-cut tombs of four Persian kings.

Ancient structures used to make and preserve ice in the deserts of Persia.

A 1,500-year-old, 3-story subterranean city where ancient Persians took refuge in times of war.

Putrefaction plateaus in Iran, where the dead were sent for decontamination before going to their final resting place.

A spectacular rainbow of stained glass makes the "Pink Mosque" one of the most beautiful in Iran.

The palace of the King of Kings, burned by Alexander the Great.

Mirrors and glass shards cover every inch of this arrestingly beautiful mosque.

The humble home where the famous beat author lived briefly and wrote one of his most famous works.

Remarkably realistic Florida shoal bass "swim" inside this large globoid sculpture.

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.