Reputedly haunted sandstone necropolis with exquisite stone carvings.

This ancient Silk Road outpost overlooking the Wakhan Valley is miraculously still standing.

Tibetan-influenced mountain fortress in Northern Pakistan.

A modest reminder of treacherous waters at the Golden Gate.

The final stronghold of a king whose feet never touched the ground.

This rugged area of red rocks and arches is often considered one of the most beautiful places on Earth.

Wee (and not so wee) footprints that insects and reptiles of the Paleozoic Era left behind.

Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.

For over 80 years, Mayan ruins stood proudly in a most unlikely location.

Preserved Inca city and site of the last Inca stronghold against the Spanish conquistadors.

Some of the tallest ancient American ruins continue to inspire awe and curiosity.

This small New York museum examines Chinese history from its origins right up to its arrival in the city.

The competition: breathe deeply as long as you can.

During the 19th century, you could pay for violence off a prix fixe menu on this Manhattan street.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

An easy to overlook storefront hides some of the most authentic and regionally diverse Chinese food in New York.

This enormous Hindu temple in Queens serves incredible dosas in its basement canteen.

Tucked in a nondescript downtown Brooklyn mall is a bar containing a remarkable turn of the century anatomical wax collection last seen in 1920s Berlin.

A DIY art gallery/music venue/lecture hall dedicated to video game culture.

This little museum is built on a theater that was once a wildly elaborate speakeasy.

La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's "Dream House" will immerse you in an ever changing world of sound and light.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

Preserving the remains of Native American cultures which otherwise would have been submerged behind Hoover Dam.

This former Mormon settlement is reemerging from the receding waters of Lake Mead.