A sculpture of a famous ape who was once a beloved household name in London.

The remains of a remote village that once housed over 1,200 dam workers and their families.

The fairy tale castle of the "fairy-tale king."

The unusually large seat sits atop the base of a ruined temple.

A delightful but little-known public observatory and planetarium in Munich.

A small square plaque marks a failed assassination attempt that could have changed history.

This magnificent museum claims to house the cranium of a disciple and the skull of a pope.

One man's personal kunstkammer, museum and shop.

Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.

These bronze pamphlets remember a remarkable group of Germans who fearlessly opposed the Nazis in the very center of their power.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

The patron saint of spinsters grasps a container of dried blood.

A stairway to heaven, or to nowhere at all.

This ancient Chinese observatory still contains early astronomy technology.

Ming Dynasty necropolis raided during the Cultural Revolution.

Thousands of locks professing undying devotion line the metal chains of Lotus Peak.

This short pedestrian span is also known as the "Fairy Walking Bridge" because it looks almost magical.

A lush desert oasis in the shape of a narrow crescent.

Beijing's World Park offers the excitement of international sites without the travel.

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

An collection of Chinese propaganda posters from 1949 to 1979.

The largest dinosaurs in the world, kissing above the highway.

Where the Great Wall of China meets the sea.

Unique geological formations in China, featuring some suggestive shapes.