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

Snow-capped peaks, colorful waterfalls and stunning vistas on the edge of the Himalayas.

A sacred mountaintop temple offers a fine cup of tea to visitors who can survive the journey.

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.”

270 million year-old forest of stone.

For those with no fear of heights: a skywalk 4,700 feet up on a Chinese mountain.

Intensely colorful calcite pools in Southern China.

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

The "punniest place on Earth” has nearly as many bull-themed puns as it does people.

An unusual and powerful memorial in which earthquake victims are remembered by empty white chairs.

The real place where the One Ring to rule them all was forged.

After the devastating 2011 earthquake, historic Christchurch begins to recover, starting with the pop-up Re:START mall.

A strange machine made to evaluate the world economy using water and lots of tubes.

A New Zealand couple's shell-adorned home living room, now on display at the Canterbury Museum.

This deadly little sliver of beach has seen hundreds of whales beach themselves over the years.

Hundreds of bras, blowing in the wind.

Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauo tamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronuku pokaiwhenuakitanatahu.

The most southerly spot on New Zealand's South Island is home to surreally shaped, permanently mangled trees.

The world's only complete colossal squid specimen is on display at the Te Papa Museum.

Largest Kauri tree in New Zealand.

Modern art meets modern convenience in possibly the world's most architecturally important public bathroom.

Major tourist destination known for its bubbling mud-pools and hot thermal springs.