Once a prosperous mining village, this tiny Taiwanese town is now overrun with cute cats.

Grandpa Rainbow felt the neighborhood needed some color, so he picked up a paintbrush and went to work.

A highly symbolic tower in honor of Supreme Leader Kim Il-sung's personal philosophy.

A symbol of the Workers' Party of North Korea.

A vast museum devoted to North Korea's victories against its imperialist enemies.

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

A giant bronze monument to Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il is one of the most sacred sites in North Korea.

A bizarre collection of gifts to North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il from the despots of the world.

North Korea's massive "hotel of doom."

It’s a bug’s life at this Korean eco-event park, built to host an annual butterfly festival.

A thriving artist's wonderland located just 6 kilometers from Korea's DMZ.

Secret North Korean passage discovered below the world's most dangerous border.

This former coal mine has been turned into a sprawling modern art complex.

One man and his wife have turned a barren Korean island into a fantastical botanical wonderland.

A theme park made of glass, from the gleaming books on the shelves to the crystal fish in the mirror lake.

This imposing memorial contains the remains of Che Guevara — and 29 other guerrillas who died with him in Bolivia.

A Cuban artist reclaimed his impoverished neighborhood as a dreamy folk art kingdom.

In terms of history and architecture, this is one of the most remarkable cemeteries in the world.

A series of five defunct panopticon prisons in Cuba.

A focal point of the Cuban government, this city square features one of the most iconic images in the country.

Local legend has it that the first humans were created in the pools here, leaving their footprints behind in the rock.

There is only one place in the world where the corners of four nations come together.

Wondrous stalactites house thousands of bats in these African caves.

A full-size replica of this well-preserved temple lets you take a walk through the Mayan age.