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Li Jiawan Grand Ginkgo King

The world's largest ginkgo tree contains a hollow so large a man once lived in it for two years.

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Zhengzhou, China

Shaolin Flying Monks Theatre

A magical work of architecture where a wind turbine enables monks to levitate.

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Yanan Shi, China

Abandoned China Medical University

Forgotten for decades, the first medical school built in Communist China is full of surprises today.

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Tianshui, China

Maijishan Grottoes

Rock-cut caves and 7,000 Buddhist sculptures carved into the nearly sheer face of a sandstone mountain.

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Yuncheng, China

Yuncheng Salt Lake

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

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Xian Shi, China

Huaqing Pools

These mountain hot springs have seen power struggles, doomed romances, and a generalissimo's attempted escape from mutiny.

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The Amazing Robots of Wu Yulu

A chinese farmer builds robots from scrap.

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Paleozoological Museum of China

A bisected journey through evolution's history in the heart of Beijing.

Dongyue Temple

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

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Destination Club

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

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798 Art District

This probably wasn't what Mao had in mind.

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China Watermelon Museum

This Chinese museum proves that it's a watermelon world, we're all just living in it.

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Great Wall of China Slide

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

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Unit 731 Museum

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

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Edinburgh, Scotland

Old Calton Cemetery

A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.

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Edinburgh, Scotland

Holyrood Abbey Ruins

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Edinburgh, Scotland

The Witches' Well

The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.

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Rotterdam, Netherlands

Trompenburg Arboretum

A true Valhalla for cactus and succulent lovers.

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Rotterdam, Netherlands

Floating Farm

The world's first floating farm is staffed by one human, three robots, and 35 cows.

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P. Stradins Museum for History of Medicine

Medical museum that houses most notably the taxidermied remains of Vladimir Demikhov's famous two-headed dog experiment.

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The Corner House

A former Latvian headquarters of the brutal KGB secret police is now open as a grim reminder of their atrocities.

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Torre Argentina (Roman Cat Sanctuary)

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

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Santa Maria della Concezione Crypts

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

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London, England

The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, Fine Art & Natural History

This shop and gallery is a modern-day cabinet of curiosities, unassumingly positioned along an urban thoroughfare.

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