Places ASocialNomad Wants to Go

This ratty natural history collection is a charming relic among a city rushing into modernity.

The world's largest natural arch was forgotten for over 50 years after its discovery.

In its continuing quest to recreate famous parts of the world in miniature, China now has its own ghost Paris.

A Chinese mining company has created the world's first cloned village in this perfect recreation of an Austrian town.

The ancient remains of this natural fortress can still be found along the Silk Road looking surprisingly preserved.

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

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

It took an artist 20 years to create this sprawling sculpture garden honoring the area's ancient inhabitants.

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

Comprised of thousands of cave temple carvings this cornucopia of ancient Chinese stone art is unrivaled anywhere in the world.

The field of tiny caves that mark this Chinese cliffside are each their own historic Buddhist temple.

China's mysterious record-setting sleeping Buddha.

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.

What can compare to the comforting sound of 10,000 toilets running?

This quiet area of Yunnan Province annually transforms into an unbelievable sea of yellow flowers.

Walled family complexes in Southern China.

No one is exactly sure why over a hundred lakes have formed amongst the tallest sand dunes on Earth.

The world's largest statue of Mao Zedong looks out over the city where he discovered Communism.

Thanks to the building of a life-giving reservoir, part of the Great Wall of China is now a dive site.

Lifelike statue of the Chinese philosopher in the bathtub.

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

A son-and-daughter meat market, hawked by mom and dad.

This highest bridge in the world spans such a great chasm that it had to be established using rockets.