Altay Prefecture, China
Kanas Lake
A lake that borders Kazakhstan and Russia allegedly harbors the giant "Terror Trout" or "Chinese Nessie."
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Altay Prefecture, China
A lake that borders Kazakhstan and Russia allegedly harbors the giant "Terror Trout" or "Chinese Nessie."
Beijing, China
First established in 741, this is one of the oldest Taoist temples in China.
Zhengzhou, China
The real Buddhist temple where the fictional Kwai Chang Kaine (David Carradine) trained in TV's 'Kung Fu' series.
Hangzhou, China
Visitors take revenge upon the statue of a traitor made to kneel at the tomb of his enemy.
Hangzhou, China
A marker in suburban Hangzhou shows the intersection of the 30th parallel north and the 120th meridian east.
Ngari Prefecture, China
A pilgrimage around a forbidden peak sacred to four faiths.
Jin Hua Shi, China
Buy wholesale almost anything imaginable at what may be the world’s largest small-commodities market.
Zhong County, China
This majestic twelve-story wooden pagoda built into the side of a divine hill was saved from the Three Gorges Dam.
Nanjing, China
A massive underground palace containing a colossal reclining Buddha statue and the only Buddha parietal bone relic in the world.
Santiago, Chile
The largest cemetery in Chile is the final resting place for more than 2 million people, from politicians to artists.
Las Condes, Chile
What was once rural farmland owned by the Dominican Order is now an artisanal crafts market enveloped by Santiago’s urban sprawl.
Cidade Velha, Cabo Verde
The defense built to protect one of the last found pieces of land on Earth.
Boa Vista, Cabo Verde
The old ceramics factory on Boa Vista shows the power drifting sand has to destroy buildings.
Sal, Cabo Verde
An incredibly salty lake inside the crater of an extinct volcano.
Brooklyn, Nova Scotia
A long and winding trail through an ancient forest of imaginative sculptures hidden behind a garden center.
Vancouver, British Columbia
A mysterious sculpture is hidden in Vancouver's Stanley Park.
Drumheller, Alberta
This 30-foot-high statue of Christ was intended to be part of a prehistoric theme park.
Guelph, Ontario
Guelph’s hidden tribute to environmental action.
Sept-Îles, Québec
A collection of whimsical metal sculptures scattered along a forest path.
Québec City, Québec
A former church transformed into a public library.
Cawston, British Columbia
One of Canada's premier radio observatories sits in a radio-quiet valley outside Penticton.
Malahat, British Columbia
This 820-foot-high spiral ramp is a walkway to the sky.
Toronto, Ontario
A free museum of Toronto’s untold music history hidden inside a drugstore.
Toronto, Ontario
A 2,000-foot rainbow-painted bike path marks Toronto’s historic LGBTQ+ beach.