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

Monks turned this mountain into a temple by digging grottoes, tunnels, and a huge pagoda-like hall.

A lush desert oasis in the shape of a narrow crescent.

Explore this massive series of 45 caves and over 51,000 sculptures carved from cliffsides in China.

This Tang Dynasty behemoth is the biggest Buddha in the world.

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

This psychedelic tourist trap is a leisurely descent into madness.

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

This vertical pinnacle in China was the inspiration for the floating mountains in the movie “Avatar.”

A fifth-century temple improbably built into the side of a cliff.

A strange tribute to all the fallen souls of war.

The Hanshin Expressway goes right through its 5th, 6th, and 7th floors.

Nine Gardens in one—with tea service.

This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.

Only through deep darkness and tragedy did this elaborate royal palace become a sacred temple.

This collection of lakeside pagodas and temples are flanked by giant lions, tigers, and dragons as well as their welcoming maws.

An extraordinary natural landscape of mountains, waterfalls, and rocky cliffs riddled with tunnels.