This likeness of the famous revolutionary is entirely made of recycled scraps of metal.

This giant Christ took first place in South America's religious arms race.

A desert that evokes the surreal.

Largest site of dinosaur footprints ever found includes more than 5,000 tracks.

On the outskirts of a desert trading village high on the Andean plain, steel giants have been destroyed by salt winds.

A seemingly endless landscape of pure salt stretches far across Bolivia.

This communist behemoth is the heaviest building in the world and a legacy of a brutal regime.

One of the most controversial statues in Romania is an emperor with no clothes.

Romania's triumphal arch looks out over Bucharest.

A fire once nearly devoured this gorgeous 14th-century Gothic cathedral.

The European towns of Brașov and Râșnov each have proud signs reminiscent of the Hollywood sign.

The possible imprisonment of Vlad the Impaler here earned the medieval castle its nickname, "Dracula's Castle."

This solitary monastery may hold the remains of Vlad the Impaler (but probably not).

A shrine to the missionary who first brought Islam to China.

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

This Tibetan monastery has survived multiple attacks and is also a sky burial site.

A fantastic assortment of China's finest and most disturbing wares.

The highest monastery in the world operates a tiny guesthouse with doors open to all.

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

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

Home to over 200,000 artifacts, this museum attempts to guide visitors through the ancient history of Beijing and Imperial China.

A natural arch offers panoramic views of Yangshuo's karst hills.

Why walk on this historical site when you can zoom down instead?

This psychedelic tourist trap is a leisurely descent into madness.