Kashi Diqu, China
Kashgar Livestock Market
Be careful not to get trampled at this lively two thousand-year-old market.
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Kashi Diqu, China
Be careful not to get trampled at this lively two thousand-year-old market.
Guangzhou, China
A fantastic assortment of China's finest and most disturbing wares.
Beijing, China
This smaller cousin of the Forbidden City has gone from ancestral sacrifice to tourist's whispers.
Beijing, China
A progressive LGBTQ hub offers dancing, HIV testing, art, and more.
Shanghai, China
The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline.
Beijing, China
Ming Dynasty necropolis raided during the Cultural Revolution.
Guilin, China
Natural arch offers panoramic views of Yangshuo's karst hills.
Kunming, China
270 million year-old forest of stone.
Beijing, China
The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.
Hanoi, Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh's perfectly preserved body has been on display here since 1975.
Halong City, Vietnam
Ha Long Bay's "Cave of Surprises" houses a popular phallic rock formation.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
This historic spot was where America's involvement in the Vietnam War officially came to an end.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Meant to be a lavish presidential home, the palace became a symbol of the fall of South Vietnam.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Witnesses claim the Virgin Mary statue outside the church once mysteriously shed a single tear.
Huế, Vietnam
Giant pagoda houses the car that drove Thích Quảng Đức to his death by self-immolation.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
A nightmare for the claustrophobic lies hidden in Southeast Asia.
Tikal, Guatemala
Deep in the Guatemalan jungle stands an ancient pyramid that once marked the reign of a king.
Guatemala
Hidden deep in the Guatemalan jungle is a turquoise paradise of natural pools, caves, and waterfalls.
Chichicastenango, Guatemala
One of the world’s most colorful cemeteries, where each pigment is symbolic.
Copán Ruinas, Honduras
A full-size replica of this well-preserved temple lets you take a walk through the Mayan age.
Copán Ruinas, Honduras
This staircase full of Mayan hieroglyphics is perhaps the largest single text in the world.
La Gloria, Mexico
Statue of Edgar Hernandez, the first victim of swine flu.
Xalapa, Mexico
The largest collection of artifacts from the Olmec civilization, the mother culture of Mesoamerica.
Palenque, Mexico
The enigmatic skull gazes out over the ruins of a once-great Mayan city.