The remains of a British railway rusting in the jungle mist of a Brazilian mountainside.

The largest open-air contemporary art center in Latin America is a unique experience in the Atlantic Forest.

A faux desert landscape in the middle of the jungle that sprouts oases during the rainy season.

Part of one of the largest flooded cavities on the planet, and littered with prehistoric animal bones.

The powerful party began with a secret meeting in this shikumen in 1921.

A wall within the institution displays the names of 13,000 Jews who took refuge in the city during World War II.

Hundreds of caves filled with thousands of centuries-old statues and murals.

This ratty natural history collection is a charming relic among a city rushing into modernity.

The tiny statues form China's only known terracotta army from the Han dynasty.

A bright turquoise river cascades beautifully down stepped terraces in southern China.

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

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

China's most famous acrobatics act.

A son-and-daughter meat market, hawked by mom and dad.

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

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

The tallest stationary dunes on Earth also happen to sing.

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

The field of tiny caves that mark this Chinese cliffside are each their own historic Buddhist temple.

Home to over 200,000 artifacts, this museum attempts to guide visitors through the ancient history of Beijing and Imperial China.

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

Hidden behind musical flora and forgotten for over a thousand years, this cave is now a neon dream.

An collection of Chinese propaganda posters from 1949 to 1979.

The world's first hotel built in an abandoned water-filled quarry.