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

Thanks to a spelling mistake this bizarre beaver-tiger hybrid became the symbol of a Siberian town.

A tiny park off the beaten path covered in ingenious scrap metal sculptures.

Some of the world's only freshwater seals live in one very special lake in Russia.

The grassy landscape is home to the world's last truly wild horses.

Enormous statue of the Emperor of the Mongols.

Japan's iconic sci-fi hero rendered to 8-bit by notorious French street artist Invader.

Inspired by the famous sculptures on Easter Island, this head serves as a popular meeting spot by Shibuya Station.

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

Once the main gateway to Tokyo, sneaking through this checkpoint was a capital offense in feudal times.

Coast along one of Japan’s mountain railways for coveted views of magnificent hydrangeas.

Open-air museum with an elaborate sculpture garden, stretching for over 70,000 square-meters.

A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.

The Dalai Lama named this New Zealand landscape the "Spiritual Center of the Universe."

The real life Hobbiton, this sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for The Hobbit film series.

A New Zealand communications tower stands as the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere.

Mounds of fine golden sand that can rise nearly 500 feet tall.

Watch the seas clash at the place where according to Maori tradition, the spirits depart for their journey to the afterlife.

This futuristic German television spire is actually the world's largest digital clock.

Twisted buildings adorn the banks of the Rhine river.

The grave of the famous painter is marked by a simple stone in the ground.

Now a museum, this building was once a 14th-century monastery and the place where the founder of the Dutch nation lived and was assassinated.

Housed in a memorial lighthouse, this museum relays the history of surfing, beginning with the antics of royal Hawaiian teenagers.

A Buddhist retreat built on more than 100 acres of California Redwood forest.