A tiny cafe that recreates the Japanese elementary school lunch experience.

The western-most fortress on the Great Wall of China has gone from a strategic stronghold to a kitschy tourist carnival.

One of the world's largest malls has been almost completely empty since its opening.

130 replicas of world wonders squeezed into just 118 acres of space.

China's beehive-shaped pyramids house the remains of a lost kingdom.

An impactful museum ensures notorious war crimes disguised as "medical experimentation" won't soon be forgotten.

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

A symbol of the Workers' Party of North Korea.

North Korea's massive "hotel of doom."

This abandoned-looking amusement park is frighteningly open for business.

Last stop before the top of the highest peak in the world.

Four distinctly unique gardens commemorate the POWs who lost their lives during the Sandakan Death Marches of 1945.

Once the private home of China’s most legendary tycoon, getting inside this stunning mansion no longer requires an elite pedigree or acts of daring.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

An unlikely hit, this museum is dedicated to the inventor of instant ramen and cup noodles.

A rare festival blending religion, blacksmiths, vagina dentata, sex workers, and the straight-up facts of life.

The world’s first hotel to be run by robots.

This pair of small sea rocks has been "wed" using rope and ancient Shinto tradition.

Abandoned Japanese ghost town gives a glimpse into what our own metropolises may leave behind.

Worlds' largest inhabited river island.

One of the tallest mountains in India was closed for years after a botched CIA mission.

This rare basalt crater lake is used to study the Moon and Mars.

This precariously balanced boulder is said to be a hunk of stolen butter dropped by the gods.

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