Places laurahouston14 Wants to Go

It took an artist 20 years to create this sprawling sculpture garden honoring the area's ancient inhabitants.

Why walk on this historical site when you can zoom down instead?

Mirrored floors and arched shelves create the illusion of an infinite tunnel of books.

This probably wasn't what Mao had in mind.

Stretching almost 2,000 feet, this painting is one of the longest pieces of Buddhist artwork in the world.

Home to over 200,000 artifacts, this museum attempts to guide visitors through the ancient history of Beijing and Imperial China.

First established in 741, this is one of the oldest Taoist temples in China.

This top secret Chinese military megaproject is the world’s largest human-made tunnel structure.

One of China's last communal villages wears its ideals on its sleeve.

An ancient fortification lives on in this Chinese city.

A life-sized imperial army, buried in battle formation, has stood underground for over 2,000 years—built not for war, but for eternity.

South Korea's only sex-themed park.

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

A large visitor's complex and place of remembrance on the outskirts of the DMZ.

An all-female order shares an ancient culinary art with visitors at their mountaintop monastery.

A unique structure located on the grounds of one of five grand palaces that were built by the Joseon dynasty.

A chilling monument to Korean patriots who resisted the Japanese occupation.

Booksellers and public artworks fill this vibrant promenade along the disused railroad tracks.

About as hidden as can be, this specialty coffee shop is wedged between multi-story buildings at the end of a dark, skinny alleyway in Seoul.

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

To enter the lower hall of this temple, you must first walk through a dragon.

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

The only wooden pagoda remaining in South Korea is part of a Buddhist temple that was established in the year 553.