Places kvanica25 Wants to Go

A total of 999 stairs lead visitors through a massive hole in a mountain known as the Gateway to Heaven.

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

This vertical pinnacle in China was the inspiration for the floating mountains in the movie “Avatar.”

A fifth-century temple improbably built into the side of a cliff.

A labyrinth of clothing, electronics, and other counterfeit items.

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

A prestigious learning institute of old Shanghai.

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

This bar is home to what's likely the oldest living jazz band in the world.

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

A son-and-daughter meat market, hawked by mom and dad.

The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline.

This psychedelic tourist trap is a leisurely descent into madness.

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

The notorious "Hanoi Hilton" where Vietnamese colonial subjects and later American POWs, including John McCain, were imprisoned.

A King Kong-like gorilla hangs from the top of this commercial building in Tokyo.

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

This fantastical waterfall is hidden in a cave located in a cracked cliff.

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.

Iceland's largest lagoon is home to stunning multi-colored icebergs.

This natural Icelandic fissure allows divers to swim right between two volatile tectonic plates.

Rushing water plunges over a 100-foot drop created by an ancient lava flow at this majestic waterfall.

This historic steamboat is scuttled just a few hundred feet from where it was built over a hundred years ago.