Places emiliekinss Wants to Go

Lifelike statue of the Chinese philosopher in the bathtub.

This tunnel looks like a sliver of Shanghai that's stuck in the past.

A small gallery and shop dedicated to an ancient style of hand-printed textile.

This former textile district now is now a thriving center for contemporary Chinese art.

A giant scale model giving a sneak peek at what urban planners see for Shanghai by 2020.

China's most famous acrobatics act.

An collection of Chinese propaganda posters from 1949 to 1979.

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

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

This psychedelic tourist trap is a leisurely descent into madness.

120 mortarless pagodas built by one Korean hermit.

Secret North Korean passage discovered below the world's most dangerous border.

The 400-year-old remains of the samurai invasion of Korea.

Plenty of old carney magic still haunts this photogenic amusement park.

This pond is so stunning it looks like you've stepped into one of Monet's masterpieces.

Experience park where visitors are told to expect the unexpected.

Every autumn, this hillside is ablaze with red summer cypress.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.

A beautiful, dense forest in the shadow of Mount Fuji, with a tragic reputation.

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

This former coal mine has been turned into a sprawling modern art complex.

This quirky Korean eatery is built to resemble an equally quirky vintage camera.