A historic hotel that made a cameo in Hitchcock's classic film has no intention of letting guests forget its fame.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

A modern tower, symbolizing the legend of a golden egg on top of the tree of life.

An entertainment center in a huge transparent tent.

Iconic pyramid from famed British architect Norman Foster designed to represent all of the world's religious faiths.

Snow-capped peaks, colorful waterfalls and stunning vistas on the edge of the Himalayas.

Intensely colorful calcite pools in Southern China.

Comprised of thousands of cave temple carvings this cornucopia of ancient Chinese stone art is unrivaled anywhere in the world.

This Tang Dynasty behemoth is the biggest Buddha in the world.

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

The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline.

An out-of-place slice of France, smack in the middle of Shanghai.

This probably wasn't what Mao had in mind.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

The Grand Canyon of Texas.

A time-capsule monument reminding future generations of the importance of efficient and effective use of natural resources.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the "Golden Age" of the American automobile.

Taoism, Buddhist and Confucianism are all represented in this temple that claims to answer anyone's wishes.

This naval gun is fired every day at noon, an odd timekeeping tradition the origin of which is local legend.