The only royal palace on U.S. soil has been a territorial capitol, a military headquarters, and a prison for a queen.

This museum of Hawaiian and Polynesian culture is the legacy of the last descendant of the Kamehameha Dynasty.

These picturesque Hawaiian falls are home to a rare species of fish that uses a special sucker to climb up cliffs.

Earth's tallest volcano is sacred to Native Hawaiians, and home to a dozen world-class observatories.

This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.

This collection of lakeside pagodas and temples are flanked by giant lions, tigers, and dragons as well as their welcoming maws.

A waterfall runs right through the middle of this Taiwanese shrine to the hundreds of workers killed while building a nearby highway.

An extraordinary natural landscape of mountains, waterfalls, and rocky cliffs riddled with tunnels.

The world’s largest work of glass art hides in this stunning Taiwanese subway station.

This former textile district now is now a thriving center for contemporary Chinese art.

The embalmed remains of the communist leader lie within a custom crystal coffin.

North Korea's massive art and propaganda factory now has an official gallery space in Beijing.

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

Two cannon-like cranes were installed on top of the bank building to fend off bad feng shui.

Pyongyang’s Arch of Triumph is the second tallest triumphal arch in the world.

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.

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

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

Captured in 1968, the Cold War spy ship is the only U.S. Navy vessel being held by a foreign government.

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

North Korea's massive "hotel of doom."

Launch site for nuclear war against Western Europe.

A narrow strip of land is home to the tallest migrating dunes in Europe.