Shanghai, China
Oriental Pearl Tower
The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline.
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Shanghai, China
The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline.
Huangshan, China
This short pedestrian span is also known as the "Fairy Walking Bridge" because it looks almost magical.
Beijing, China
The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.
Datong, China
A fifth-century temple improbably built into the side of a cliff.
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Khmer Rouge's high security prison.
Siem Reap, Cambodia
A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
5,000 skulls in memorial to those killed by the Khmer Rouge.
Vientiane, Laos
When the USA donated cement and funds to expand the airport in Laos, the Laotians built a massive monument instead.
Vientiane, Laos
In the world's most bombed country relative to its size, this incredible organization helps pick up the pieces.
Phonsavan, Laos
Believed to have once stored either human remains or rice wine, thousands of mysterious stone jars lie in ruin.
Tokyo, Japan
This battleship of a building was designed by a famed "mad architect."
Miyoshi, Japan
A statue erected on an infamous cliff where young boys would hold dangerous "pee offs" to prove their mettle.
Tokyo, Japan
This little replica of Lady Liberty provides a bit of NYC in a Japanese city.
Kyoto, Japan
With over 12,000 different species of plants, this botanical garden is Japan's oldest and most diverse.
Tokyo, Japan
Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”
Hiroshima, Japan
A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.
Tokyo, Japan
Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.
Hatsukaichi, Japan
This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.
Miyoshi, Japan
Hanging over one of Japan’s “hidden valleys,” these vine bridges must be remade every three years.
Tokyo, Japan
A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.
Nagasaki, Japan
Once the most densely populated place in the world, this island is now a ghost town.
Kyoto, Japan
This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.
Kyoto, Japan
Burial mound for the ears and noses of thousands of mutilated Korean soldiers.
Kyoto, Japan
1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.