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

5,000 skulls in memorial to those killed by the Khmer Rouge.

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.

Buried in the Laos jungle is a sanctuary for bears that would have otherwise been milked to death by poachers.

Thousands of effigies of Buddha watch from caves set high above a legendary river, plus whiskey.

This tiered waterfall is so pretty it may cause visitors to cry tears of their own.

This remote British Imperial telegraph relay outpost drove men insane.

This bazaar is one of the oldest in the Arabian world.

This spectacular mosque houses the second-largest chandelier in the world.

On any given day this sprawling market houses literally tons of government-regulated gold, gems, and precious metals.

This artificial archipelago was supposed to resemble a map of the world.

This indoor ski resort has a mountain contained inside a mall.

Rumored to be the famed pirate's lookout tower, this historic stone structure is now just watching for tourists.

From Austrians to Nazis to Soviets, this historic Budapest fortress has a history as complex as the city itself.

Built in 1870 at the bridge that connected Buda and Pest, this spectacular incline railway was almost lost forever during World War II.

The longest continuous underwater road in North America was built at the insistence of Franklin Roosevelt.

This Manhattan skyscraper is a reminder of the brief but glorious age of urban air taxis.

Storage warehouse of the rich and famous.

New York City's first Modernist house.

A remnant from the golden age of aviation still in use today, Pan Am's Clipper service took off from this Art Deco gem.

There's a piece of New York City transportation history hidden in plain sight at a Manhattan subway stop.

This tiny store is your one-stop shop for all sorts of rare and wonderful buttons.

A decommissioned military complex that's now a modern industrial park.

Need to book a room at the Hotel Pennsylvania? Just dial up 6-5000.