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A complex and beautiful system of rice terraces covers a million acres over the mountains.

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

Discovered after draining a local pond, these ancient man-made caves are still a complete mystery.

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

A progressive LGBTQ hub offers dancing, HIV testing, art, and more.

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

A canvas of crops grow from vibrant red soil in this terraced farmland.

Beijing's version of Disneyland, completely abandoned, mostly destroyed.

This fairy tale forest hides scenes from some of the more obscure and bizarre Western nursery stories.

This Belgian palace was long the domain of priests and aristocrats but is now being turned into an art commune.

Stunning examples of Russia's 18th-century wooden architecture.

This Russian religious complex is a Frankenstein's chapel that includes influence from almost all the major faiths.

Abandoned castle was once a grand example of Russian privilege, built exclusively to win a frivolous bet between noblemen.

A self-taught Siberian craftsman creates a fantastical and personal design for his 19th century village house.

The history of occult science is turned into a creepshow at this lurid Prague tourist attraction.

A museum of alchemy and a basement laboratory all housed in an ancient building in a Gothic tower.

A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.

Increasingly decayed figures stand as a powerful reminder of the human costs of Czech Communism.

A 400-year-old mummified arm dangles from the ceiling of St. James the Greater, serving as a warning to thieves.

Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.

This temple to the sturm and drang of Richard Wagner contains a dragon's cave and reptile zoo full of living "dragons."

Poland's oldest surviving university building holds a wealth of historic science instruments including some used by Copernicus.

The unsettling remnants of a torn down movie set lies nearby the ruined location of the actual Płaszów Labor Camp.

This uber-quaint Polish village is known for its habit of painting elaborate floral motifs on just about everything.