Edgar Allan Poe's old dorm is now a shrine to the author's legacy.

This ancient Chinese observatory still contains early astronomy technology.

Ming Dynasty necropolis raided during the Cultural Revolution.

This probably wasn't what Mao had in mind.

Headquarters of the legendary clairvoyant's readings, spiritual hospital, and massage school.

The maritime museum that boasts the largest nautical library in the western hemisphere.

"Iron Age" creatures fill this huckster's rusted metal sculpture garden.

A metal ring in the middle of the road marks the exact spot where the Soviet satellite crash-landed in 1962.

Stay in a room with a view... of the bottom of the ocean.

Art Deco urban decay at this historical building.

Deliberately hidden for centuries, the magnificent Saadian Tombs were eventually uncovered in 1917.

Exploring the wilder, more passionate sibling of Erg Chebbi feels like discovering a secret sun-kissed planet from another galaxy.

Mosaics, storks, and brothels—this ancient city has it all.

A Moroccan getaway in the mountain range that plays the Himalayas' stunt double.

Morocco's Argania trees are infested with nut-hungry goats.

An eerie former warehouse turned cistern turned movie set.

A giant, Gilded Age mansion that once belonged to the beer baron of Milwaukee.

This former tuberculosis research hospital endeavored to cure the dreaded disease with fresh air and positive attitudes.

A Museum of Holography frozen in 1974.

This bronze sculpture on a former squash court marks the secret origins of the Atomic Age.