Palace where the nearly un-killable Rasputin was murdered.

The oldest museum in Russia is home to a fascinating collection of nearly two million anthropological artifacts and anatomical curiosities.

Moscow's other, lesser known kremlin is a fairytale-like cultural complex modeled after Old Russia.

A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.

World's largest bell sits on the grounds of the Kremlin in Moscow.

This building holds the embalmed remains of the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution.

This automated sculpture of two men peeing will spell out text messages with their micturition.

Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

The first museum in the world devoted to sexual gadgetry.

This bar and museum are devoted to the controversial comic book work of Kája Saudek.

Thousands of well-dressed mummies below a monastery.

Southern Italy's spinning top village.

Over 50 exquisite hand-painted Renaissance maps decorate a Medici storage room.

Secret refuge and museum of the Duke of Florence.

The oldest operating pharmacy in the world features 800-year-old recipes.

The world's longest outdoor covered escalator system transports commuters through Hong Kong's hilly terrain.

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

This probably wasn't what Mao had in mind.

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

The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline.

A giant scale model giving a sneak peek at what urban planners see for Shanghai by 2020.

An out-of-place slice of France, smack in the middle of Shanghai.

The oldest Buddhist monastery in Mongolia has survived centuries of invasions, political shifts, and religious purges.