Home of the future Emperors of Russia.

Metal water storage tank turned ethereal concert hall.

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

This working replica of the 'Friends' coffee shop is more accurate to the show than the set itself.

Beijing's version of Disneyland, completely abandoned, mostly destroyed.

This smaller cousin of the Forbidden City has gone from ancestral sacrifice to tourist's whispers.

This ancient Chinese observatory still contains early astronomy technology.

Beijing's World Park offers the excitement of international sites without the travel.

This sensational Chinese temple walks visitors through the 76 weird departments of the afterlife.

The world's longest outdoor escalator takes visitors to the top of China's largest dam and is also shaped like a dragon.

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

A statue paying homage to a world-record-setting aviator who disappeared under mysterious circumstances.

America's post-nuclear-attack chambers of Congress.

This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.

A frozen oasis lies beneath the scorching New Mexico desert.

The hidden lair of an alchemist rediscovered in a 2002 flood.

The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.

Legend says this mysterious stone head belongs to a woman who was petrified by an alchemist.

America's oldest Italian restaurant is a San Francisco institution.

The only residents of this abandoned housing development full of identical castles are stray cats and dogs.

This sign marks the entrance to a tiny proto-state within the small country of Moldova.

A decaying, yet still functioning, work of communist architecture.

This building has two facades of clashing architectural designs.

This apartment is a true time capsule of local life in Bulgaria during the Soviet regime.