This probably wasn't what Mao had in mind.

This Tang Dynasty behemoth is the biggest Buddha in the world.

Intensely colorful calcite pools in Southern China.

A bizarre collection of gifts to North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il from the despots of the world.

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

North Korea's massive "hotel of doom."

This North Korean pegasus statue was built as a symbol of the speed and perseverance of North Korean workers.

A giant bronze monument to Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il is one of the most sacred sites in North Korea.

A symbol of the Workers' Party of North Korea.

A highly symbolic tower in honor of Supreme Leader Kim Il-sung's personal philosophy.

One of the largest public squares in the world, named after the former DPRK supreme leader.

A former palace transformed into a mausoleum for North Korea's supreme leaders.

Snow-capped peaks, colorful waterfalls and stunning vistas on the edge of the Himalayas.

The ruins of an 800-year-old monastery boasts the tallest round tower in Ireland.

Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.

What looks like a suicide in progress is actually a statue of Sigmund Freud.

A random tree outside a Budapest hotel has become a DIY shrine to the late singer.

A series of caves under Castle Hill that once held the prisoner Vlad Tepes, better known as Count Dracula.

A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.

This Hungarian castle was built out of cardboard and wood until it proved so popular that it got upgraded to stone.

A statue in Budapest's Liberty Square honors the former U.S. president's efforts to end the Cold War.

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

A fake Transylvanian castle houses a cathedral of antlers.

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