This probably wasn't what Mao had in mind.

Ming Dynasty necropolis raided during the Cultural Revolution.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

This massive neon wheel is the only one of its kind to be built over a bridge.

China’s breathtaking futuristic library is lined floor to ceiling with fake books.

This shrine dedicated to a legendary swordsman has become a pilgrimage site for the ill and infirmed.

Stuck in a bygone era, the oldest subterranean shopping street in Japan hides beneath the popular Asakusa district of Tokyo.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

Ella Fitzgerald, opera singer Enrico Caruso, and dancer Isadora Duncan all performed in this lavish, supposedly haunted theater.

Known as the "Finger of God," a dramatic rock formation resembles a divine hand extending towards the heavens.

This park feels like a lush little jungle full of wildlife nestled within São Paulo.

This singular art museum in São Paulo is unique inside and out.

A stunning Catholic cathedral built by a curve-loving communist in Brazil’s newly created capital.

This Brazilian astronomy museum allows guests to gaze at the stars through their telescopes each weekend.

The bookstore with bookshelves built into unlikely places.

Eduardo Kobra’s breathtaking 32,300-square-foot graffiti wall took over Rio’s Olympic Boulevard.

You feel like you're in a forest, but you're actually walking amidst the branches and trunks of a single giant tree.

This massive Brazilian church is built like an angular, technicolor pyramid left by Mayans from the future.

Beautiful public park off the beaten path and away from tourists.

Crumbling remnant of Rio's colonial past tucked behind Corcovado mountain in the neighborhood of Cosme Velho.

An art museum with an eclectic design and a scandalous past.

Former villa and estate of James Deering developed to preserve native tropical forests.