Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
Lotus Lake Taoist Complex
This collection of lakeside pagodas and temples are flanked by giant lions, tigers, and dragons as well as their welcoming maws.
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Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
This collection of lakeside pagodas and temples are flanked by giant lions, tigers, and dragons as well as their welcoming maws.
Xiulin Township, Taiwan
A waterfall runs right through the middle of this Taiwanese shrine to the hundreds of workers killed while building a nearby highway.
Xiulin Township, Taiwan
An extraordinary natural landscape of mountains, waterfalls, and rocky cliffs riddled with tunnels.
New Taipei City, Taiwan
Once a prosperous mining village, this tiny Taiwanese town is now overrun with cute cats.
Trincomalee, Sri Lanka
An ancient temple to the Hindu god Shiva surrounded by jaw-dropping scenery.
Dikwella, Sri Lanka
To gaze upon the visage of Sri Lanka's biggest Buddha, one must first pass through the Tunnel of Hell.
Udawalawa, Sri Lanka
Huge herds of Asian elephants can be seen walking, bathing, and just chilling at this Sri Lankan park.
Sigiriya, Sri Lanka
An ancient stone fortress considered by many to be the eighth wonder of the world.
Jindo, South Korea
Landbridge created by the South Korean version of Moses.
Seoul, South Korea
South Korea's love of the silly photograph is on full display at this goofy collection of trompe l'oeil paintings.
Singapore
This rare wildlife haven in Singapore feels like you're in the tropical rainforest.
Laoag City, Philippines
It is believed that the historic tower is sinking at a rate of an inch a year, though no one is completely sure why.
Oslob, Philippines
Calcium-rich water has turned the water and rocks of these Philippines falls slightly green.
Surigao City, Philippines
A unique beach made of a myriad of multi-sized pebbles.
Puerto Princesa, Philippines
Five miles of underground river link lake to ocean.
Sagada, Philippines
Hundreds of wooden coffins dangle from cliffs and caves in the Philippines.
Sierra Bullones, Philippines
Bohol's unusually shaped hills turn brown in the summer months.
Alamada, Philippines
This wondrous waterfall rushing down a green-covered mountain wasn't discovered until 2010.
Philippines
An island in the middle of a lake, in the middle of a volcano, in the middle of a bigger lake, in the middle of a bigger island, in an archipelago, in the Pacific Ocean.
Hinatuan, Philippines
A magically clear, blue river that seems to spring from nowhere.
Takht Bhai, Pakistan
One of the last surviving ancient Buddhist sites in the region, it escaped the brunt of several Hun invasions thanks to its remote location.
Lasbela District, Pakistan
Lunar landscape, a mud volcano and bizarre rock formations.
Derawar, Pakistan
Massive fortress bastions in the desert of Cholistan.
Thatta, Pakistan
One of the largest necropolises in the world is home to a stunning array of historic Middle Eastern tombs.