This "floating island" plateau sits 7,671 feet above the forest floor.

The abandoned hospital whose elaborate ghost stories cover up the dirty truth - an uneventful sanitation issue and other mundane reasons for its demise.

Plenty of old carney magic still haunts this photogenic amusement park.

A remnant of Korea's colonial past lies forgotten in a hip neighborhood in Seoul.

One man's lifetime collection of tiny objects of wisdom gathered from around the world, on display for public enjoyment.

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

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

This ancient Chinese observatory still contains early astronomy technology.

This sensational Chinese temple walks visitors through the 76 weird departments of the afterlife.

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

The burial grounds of a Chinese eunuch who served his way into the highest levels of Imperial government.

A chinese farmer builds robots from scrap.

Ming Dynasty necropolis raided during the Cultural Revolution.

Thanks to the building of a life-giving reservoir, part of the Great Wall of China is now a dive site.

This cuddly rodent has a place of honor at a Russian institute for genetic research.

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

Enormous statue of the Emperor of the Mongols.

A huge communist-era propaganda monument and mural that offers stunning views of the Mongolian capital.

This massive glowering Lenin head gazes out over eastern Siberia.

A uniquely authentic display of traditional Russian culture.

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

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

Intricate wood carvings on an island in Siberia.

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