The embalmed remains of the communist leader lie within a custom crystal coffin.

This historic Chinese tower was said to have been haunted by fox spirits but is now haunted by a grisly murder.

This smaller cousin of the Forbidden City has gone from ancestral sacrifice to tourist's whispers.

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

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

This psychedelic tourist trap is a leisurely descent into madness.

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

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

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

Turn around and stick your head between your legs for the best view of this tree-covered sandbar.

Birthplace of the Tendai sect and home to the marathon monks.

Japan's largest collection of Western-style mansions in the port city of Kobe includes a recreation of Sherlock Holmes' 221B Baker Street quarters.

Shrine dedicated to boars that is believed to cure foot and leg injuries.

Devoted Buddhists can earn enlightenment in the next life by crawling through this symbolic nostril.

A massive wintry wall of snow up to 66 feet tall flanks a highway through Japan's mountains.

A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.

An astounding annual light display honors the victims of one of Japan's most devastating earthquakes.

Closed for decades, this strange symbol of Japan's Expo '70 has finally opened its psychedelic insides to the public.

The Hanshin Expressway goes right through its 5th, 6th, and 7th floors.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

A restaurant modeled after feudal Japan, where the waitstaff are trained as ninjas.

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

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

An ordinary pond with fish from out of this world.