One hundred years ago this small house in downtown Zürich became the birthplace of the Dada movement.

The end of the 4 Line is also the end of the line for 300,000 souls in one of NYC's most illustrious cemeteries.

Unique antiquarian shop specializing in globes, maps, and prints.

One of the last Jazz Age "Wonder Theaters" in New York City.

A room in New York City that contains 250 cubic yards of dirt worth a million dollars.

Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

This communist country can still appreciate its fragrant past.

A colorful narrow alley in Cuba is full of street art and sculptures made of found objects.

In terms of history and architecture, this is one of the most remarkable cemeteries in the world.

A Cuban artist reclaimed his impoverished neighborhood as a dreamy folk art kingdom.

This psychedelic tourist trap is a leisurely descent into madness.

China's most famous acrobatics act.

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

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

A giant scale model giving a sneak peek at what urban planners see for Shanghai by 2020.

Lifelike statue of the Chinese philosopher in the bathtub.

999 stairs lead visitors through a massive hole in a mountain known as the Gateway to Heaven.

For those with no fear of heights: a skywalk 4,700 feet up on a Chinese mountain.

A tunnel dug through the side of a mountain by hand provides convenient yet death-defying access to a small village in China.

A magical work of architecture where a wind turbine enables monks to levitate.

The tiny statues form China's only known terracotta army from the Han dynasty.

This abandoned fishing settlement may well be the greenest village in the world.

In its continuing quest to recreate famous parts of the world in miniature, China now has its own ghost Paris.