Zhengzhou, China
Shaolin Flying Monks Theatre
A magical work of architecture where a wind turbine enables monks to levitate.
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Zhengzhou, China
A magical work of architecture where a wind turbine enables monks to levitate.
Wick, Scotland
The world's shortest street was created by an awkwardly placed hotel.
Melrose, Scotland
The heart of a Scottish legend had a centuries-long journey before reaching its final resting place.
Saint Andrews, Scotland
"May prick nor purse ne'er fail you."
Ayr, Scotland
Forgotten jail cells beneath this Scottish town hall are now used for delightfully artful storage.
Blantyre, Scotland
These mysterious religious carvings were once thought to be thousands of years old but are actually the work of modern eccentric.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?
Glasgow, Scotland
Glasgow’s piece of the patron saint of love.
Comrie, Scotland
Built to hold the worst of the worst of the Nazi war prisoners.
Glasgow, Scotland
The world's oldest surviving music hall was also once a freakshow.
Lendalfoot, Scotland
Legend says this cave housed a 16th-century cannibal and his family of 48.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A book bound in the skin of an infamous criminal, along with countless other specimens.
Milton, Scotland
This Scottish bridge seems to compel dogs to leap to their death.
Holywood, Scotland
A 30-acre garden inspired by the principles of modern physics.
Isle of Staffa, Scotland
This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.
Ngong Ping, Hong Kong
Climb to the top of the world's largest seated bronze Buddha.
Shangrao, China
China's mysterious record-setting sleeping Buddha.
Xianning Shi, China
This Cold War–era underground city includes offices for Mao Zedong and Lin Biao.
Harbin, China
One of the world's largest ice festivals dazzles visitors for over a month with radiant sculptures and carvings.
Luoyang, China
The field of tiny caves that mark this Chinese cliffside are each their own historic Buddhist temple.
Yueyang, China
At nearly 1,000 feet long, this astonishing glass suspension bridge is one of the longest in the world.
Tianshui, China
Rock-cut caves and 7,000 Buddhist sculptures carved into the nearly sheer face of a sandstone mountain.
Datong, China
Explore this massive series of 45 caves and over 51,000 sculptures carved from cliffsides in China.
Honghe, China
A complex and beautiful system of rice terraces covers a million acres over the mountains.