This spectacular public market has got meat, fish, vegetables, baked goods, and enough kielbasa for a lifetime.

Funded by John D. Rockefeller, this is one of the earliest, and most beautiful, shopping arcades in America.

This collection of lakeside pagodas and temples are flanked by giant lions, tigers, and dragons as well as their welcoming maws.

An extraordinary natural landscape of mountains, waterfalls, and rocky cliffs riddled with tunnels.

A waterfall runs right through the middle of this Taiwanese shrine to the hundreds of workers killed while building a nearby highway.

This Taiwanese promontory is covered in otherworldly hoodoo formations.

A tidal bore with its own festival.

One of the world's largest malls has been almost completely empty since its opening.

A colossal floating restaurant built to look like a ancient Chinese imperial palace.

A serene space tucked amid the skyscrapers of Hong Kong's bustling financial district.

Remnants of the most densely packed city in world history, that thrived on anarchy for 30 years.

A pair of trees near a Hong Kong shrine are said to grant wishes, but only the ones they hold on to.

A sacred mountaintop temple offers a fine cup of tea to visitors who can survive the journey.

China's beehive-shaped pyramids house the remains of a lost kingdom.

Rock-cut caves and 7,000 Buddhist sculptures carved into the nearly sheer face of a sandstone mountain.

A tribute to long time Venice Beach resident, artist and actor Dennis Hopper.

Authentic gondola hanging from the ceiling, notable mural in the back room.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

From pre-war whiskey cocktails to prohibition-era speakeasy secrecy, this bar has seen it all.

The home of one of California's most important horticulturalists wilts amidst a lovely park.

Acres of natural wonders left behind by a socialite-turned-gardener.

From Japan to Italy, this California park explores the world's cultures through their gardens.

A gargantuan crystal kingdom.

This restored opera house is named after a soprano known for tragic romance, exile, and a truly uncomfortable wedding.