San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.

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

Playable, historic pinball machines fill this Alameda museum.

A living archive of urban activism and space reclaimed.

This former crime corner has been turned into an eclectic community center.

The earliest pagoda built in the beautiful Panmen Scenic Area of Suzhou.

The family compound and final resting place for the philosopher, Confucius, and over 100,000 of his descendants.

An ancient fortification lives on in this Chinese city.

An enormous effigy of the goddess of compassion hides within the sanctuary.

The Chinese have long been excellent at the art of copying, but this epic replica takes the biscuit.

The world's tallest circular building is loaded with symbolism, but many just see a big donut.

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

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

This former textile district now is now a thriving center for contemporary Chinese art.

The world's largest statue of Mao Zedong looks out over the city where he discovered Communism.

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

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

Nonprofit art center that promotes outsider, intuitive, and self-taught art.

An actual 1957 Cadillac De Ville, encased in 15 cubic yards of concrete.

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.

This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.

A technicolor place of worship for Elevationists.

This museum offers an actual time machine back through Colorado's past.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.