Places danieldixon Wants to Go

Rivers of cattle blood gone, a strange Escheresque building remains, the last of its kind.

This psychedelic tourist trap is a leisurely descent into madness.

The world's first hotel built in an abandoned water-filled quarry.

Where better to stay the night than inside a trio of ancient Chinese deities representing "the good life."

These tiny statues form a terracotta army from China's Han dynasty.

A tunnel dug through the side of a mountain by hand provides convenient yet death-defying access to a small village in China.

Nova reconstruction of the bridge that baffled engineers for years.

China’s breathtaking futuristic library is lined floor to ceiling with fake books.

This massive neon wheel is the only one of its kind to be built over a bridge.

A biblically accurate ark located beneath a Hong Kong bridge is fun for the whole Christian family.

Sculptures of religious figures made from the ashes of pilgrims' incense.

The embalmed remains of the communist leader lie within a custom crystal coffin.

North Korea's massive art and propaganda factory now has an official gallery space in Beijing.

This historic Chinese tower was said to have been haunted by fox spirits but is now haunted by a grisly murder.

This smaller cousin of the Forbidden City has gone from ancestral sacrifice to tourist's whispers.

Home to over 200,000 artifacts, this museum attempts to guide visitors through the ancient history of Beijing and Imperial China.

Beijing's World Park offers the excitement of international sites without the travel.

This probably wasn't what Mao had in mind.

This working replica of the 'Friends' coffee shop is more accurate to the show than the set itself.

Why walk on this historical site when you can zoom down instead?

The world's longest outdoor escalator takes visitors to the top of China's largest dam and is also shaped like a dragon.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

An unexpected curiosity cabinet hidden within a department store in the Japan Post tower.

Starship-temple contains 400 tons of drinking water and offers free Japanese lessons.