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.

More gold than anywhere else, ever.

A hip bar decorated with walls of golden skulls.

A hands-on traveling collection of the innovative devices of yesteryear.

This lower Manhattan bar is set up in an old bank vault that rests beneath a skyscraper that hides even more historic splendor.

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.

New York's oldest magic store.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."

Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

The largest traditional Chinese medicine market in the world sells ingredients that may make you squirm.

The largest radio telescope in the world searches for extraterrestrial life from the remote limestone peaks of southern China.

China's most famous acrobatics act.

Where better to stay the night than inside a trio of ancient Chinese deities representing "the good life."

Rainbow-hued in the summer and crystalline in the winter, this salty lake has inspired battles, temples, and plenty of awe.

Described as "the world's most blinging pool."

A bright turquoise river cascades beautifully down stepped terraces in southern China.

A lush desert oasis in the shape of a narrow crescent.

Hidden behind musical flora and forgotten for over a thousand years, this cave is now a neon dream.

A progressive LGBTQ hub offers dancing, HIV testing, art, and more.

Discovered after draining a local pond, these ancient man-made caves are still a complete mystery.

Massive series of 45 caves and over 51,000 sculptures carved from cliffsides in China.

China’s breathtaking futuristic library is lined floor to ceiling with fake books.