Places wintermuteway Wants to Go

This little-known colonial road helped determine the Zambia-Tanzania border.

Forgotten for decades, the first medical school built in Communist China is full of surprises today.

This aquarium has almost as many world records as it does fish.

This temple located on a vertical drop of a rocky mountain houses relics from the Song Dynasty.

Made by river sediment, it is the largest alluvial fan in the world.

The world's foremost museum dedicated entirely to the abacus.

Small Chinese fishing village impeccably maintained for visitors.

Massive fortified towers blend North American and Chinese architecture.

This Cold War–era underground city includes offices for Mao Zedong and Lin Biao.

A museum and memorial built amid the rubble of a town obliterated by nature.

Large rock high in the mountains of Yunnan that is naturally shaped like a chair, complete with arms.

The world's largest ginkgo tree contains a hollow so large a man once lived in it for two years.

China's biggest e-waste village.

China's monumental dinosaur museum featuring an open dig site.

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

A bright turquoise river cascades beautifully down stepped terraces in southern China.

The so-called "Richest Village In China" is either a model Communist town or a dystopian sham.

One of the world's largest malls has been almost completely empty since its opening.

A spectacular annual festival centers around humans throwing molten iron against a wall at night.

This ratty natural history collection is a charming relic among a city rushing into modernity.

Are these prehistoric metal pipes evidence of alien plumbers? Nope, but they are amazing nonetheless.

The world's largest natural arch was forgotten for over 50 years after its discovery.

Stretching almost 2,000 feet, this painting is one of the longest pieces of Buddhist artwork in the world.

A palatial horse museum outside Shanghai is home to the most pampered horses in the world.