This probably wasn't what Mao had in mind.

Ming Dynasty necropolis raided during the Cultural Revolution.

One of the world's largest ice festivals dazzles visitors for over a month with radiant sculptures and carvings.

This Chinese museum proves that it's a watermelon world, we're all just living in it.

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

The latest in a series of long glass bridges suspended at terrifying heights.

For those with no fear of heights: a skywalk 4,700 feet up on a Chinese mountain.

This psychedelic tourist trap is a leisurely descent into madness.

The world's longest outdoor escalator takes visitors to the top of China's largest dam and is also shaped like a dragon.

This ancient sword lay in a waterlogged tomb for 2,500 years, but managed to remain relatively untarnished and impressively sharp.

The final resting place of a space program monolith.

Her final resting place was intended to be modest and private, but the power of her popularity continues to draw visitors.

Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.

A look into the Church of Scientology's deeply unfavorable view of psychiatry.

Left untouched since a double murder-suicide in the 1960s, Los Feliz murder mansion remains a neighborhood mystery.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

Venue for strange sideshow displays and musical acts.

Hidden in the hills of Hollywood, this secluded Oz-themed garden is dotted with dozens of thrones.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

Inside this museum, the history of the Walt Disney Family empire is on full display.

Home of modern dancer famously strangled by her own scarf.

A garden oasis filled with flowers mentioned in the works of William Shakespeare.

A free, public museum dedicated to the fascinating science of sight.