Jiayuguan, China
Jiayuguan Fortress
The western-most fortress on the Great Wall of China has gone from a strategic stronghold to a kitschy tourist carnival.
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Jiayuguan, China
The western-most fortress on the Great Wall of China has gone from a strategic stronghold to a kitschy tourist carnival.
Shanghai, China
This former textile district now is now a thriving center for contemporary Chinese art.
Guangzhou, China
A fantastic assortment of China's finest and most disturbing wares.
Chongqing, China
Comprised of thousands of cave temple carvings this cornucopia of ancient Chinese stone art is unrivaled anywhere in the world.
Beijing, China
This sensational Chinese temple walks visitors through the 76 weird departments of the afterlife.
Luoyang, China
The field of tiny caves that mark this Chinese cliffside are each their own historic Buddhist temple.
Beijing, China
Ming Dynasty necropolis raided during the Cultural Revolution.
Tianshui, China
Rock-cut caves and 7,000 Buddhist sculptures carved into the nearly sheer face of a sandstone mountain.
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.
Rolea Baear, Cambodia
The abandoned airport is a strangely intact remnant of Cambodia's brutal Khmer Rouge regime.
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Khmer Rouge's high security prison.
Kampong Thom, Cambodia
This collection of reclaimed landmines acts as both an exhibition of their deadly history and as a shelter for children affected by them.
Krong Kaeb, Cambodia
A palace destined to never house a king.
Krong Battambang, Cambodia
Take a hidden path to the mouth of the cave to watch millions of bats swarm at sunset.
Ratanak Mondul, Cambodia
A quick and simple solution to Cambodia's train woes.
Kantuot, Cambodia
This impressive clifftop temple was once at the center of an international custody dispute.
Krong Battambang, Cambodia
Abandoned soda factory on a Cambodian roadside in a state of beautiful decay.
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
5,000 skulls in memorial to those killed by the Khmer Rouge.
Phumi Khna Rôngvoas, Cambodia
This Cambodian riverbed is covered in ancient Hindu carvings both above and below the waters.
Krong Battambang, Cambodia
A gruesome memorial for those lost in this area during the Khmer Rouge genocide.
Krong Kaeb, Cambodia
An abandoned Cambodian resort that mirrored the downfall of the country as it was happening.
Kampot Province, Cambodia
A former French military respite turned jungle tourism hotspot.
Siem Reap, Cambodia
A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.