A collection of collections ranging from dentistry to minerals.

The remnants of a Gilded Age elegance preserved in the middle of a stark modern tower.

This statue intended for children to enjoy became a minor political spat.

A men’s restroom became a sandwich shop.

The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.

Dim sum, served in a grand old theater.

These whimsical works of art tell the story of the city's past and present.

Ice cream stand, snack bar, and time capsule of milk conveyance.

A sprawling Victorian farm that has been surrounded by a capital city is one of Canada's greatest treasures.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

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

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

This weekly market in the remote oasis city of Hotan still has the atmosphere of the old Silk Road.

A golden temple atop a sacred mountain, known for its giant effigy of the revered Pu Xian.

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

350-foot-high emperor faces in China's Yellow River valley.

One of China's last communal villages wears its ideals on its sleeve.

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

A Chinese mining company has created the world's first cloned village in this perfect recreation of an Austrian town.

The western-most fortress on the Great Wall of China has gone from a strategic stronghold to a kitschy tourist carnival.

These layered sandstone mountains in China look like they are made of pressed crayons.

China's mysterious record-setting sleeping Buddha.

No one is exactly sure why over a hundred lakes have formed amongst the tallest sand dunes on Earth.

The highest monastery in the world operates a tiny guesthouse with doors open to all.