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

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

An collection of Chinese propaganda posters from 1949 to 1979.

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

This psychedelic tourist trap is a leisurely descent into madness.

A traditional village rooted in the Joseon Dynasty.

The abandoned hospital whose elaborate ghost stories cover up the dirty truth - an uneventful sanitation issue and other mundane reasons for its demise.

This tomb's name derives from a famous painting of a white horse found inside.

An early Korean refrigerator.

This human-made pond is part of a Korean palace complex first built in the 7th century.

Numerical symbolism abound at East Asia's oldest observatory.

An arts and culture complex that was once a derelict American military installation in the civilian control zone of the DMZ.

The site of many tense prisoner exchanges across the Military Demarcation Line between North and South Korea.

Plenty of old carney magic still haunts this photogenic amusement park.

A large visitor's complex and place of remembrance on the outskirts of the DMZ.

The supreme shrine of the state.

A monument to the two U.S. officers killed by North Korean troops while trying to trim a poplar tree.

South Korea's largely symbolic, barely used gateway to the North.

The best place for scenic views of the DMZ and North Korea.

Home to more than 13,000 pieces of war memorabilia and military equipment.

A unique structure located on the grounds of one of five grand palaces that were built by the Joseon dynasty.

A chilling monument to Korean patriots who resisted the Japanese occupation.

Secret North Korean passage discovered below the world's most dangerous border.

Why walk on this historical site when you can zoom down instead?