Shanghai, China
Oriental Pearl Tower
The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline.
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Shanghai, China
The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline.
Luoyang, China
The field of tiny caves that mark this Chinese cliffside are each their own historic Buddhist temple.
Guilin, China
Hidden behind musical flora and forgotten for over a thousand years, this cave is now a neon dream.
Guilin, China
Natural arch offers panoramic views of Yangshuo's karst hills.
Shanghai, China
This psychedelic tourist trap is a leisurely descent into madness.
Beijing, China
The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.
Georgia
This architecturally eclectic fortress witnessed centuries of bloody turmoil, including the massacre of its ruling clan.
Gori, Georgia
A museum glorifying the life of Stalin, located in the city of his birth.
Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, Georgia
Fortified homes of highland warriors that are still in use today.
Georgia
A cylinder monument with a spectacular vista commemorates a friendship that some say never existed.
Kumistavi, Georgia
This neon lit Georgian cave claims to hold the boulder Prometheus was chained to.
Tskaltubo, Georgia
The decaying remains of a once-luxurious Soviet spa town.
Batumi, Georgia
A literally moving statue of stacked metal giants just continually trying (and failing) to find love.
Tbilisi, Georgia
You'll find just about anything in this funky Tbilisi flea market.
Batumi, Georgia
The first skyscraper to include a Ferris wheel built into the facade.
Tbilisi, Georgia
The charmingly disheveled clock tower of Tbilisi's puppet theater.
Kathmandu, Nepal
The oldest Hindu temple complex in Nepal serves as the seat of Nepal’s national deity, Lord Pashupatinath.
Kathmandu, Nepal
This historic square in Nepal is home to temples dating back to the third century.
Galle, Sri Lanka
This fort dates back to 1588 and was colonized by the Portuguese, Dutch, and English and sits prominently on the Indian Ocean where azure water lap the coast.
Kandy, Sri Lanka
This elaborate temple was built around one of the Buddha's teeth.
Dikwella, Sri Lanka
To gaze upon the visage of Sri Lanka's biggest Buddha, one must first pass through the Tunnel of Hell.
Sigiriya, Sri Lanka
An ancient stone fortress considered by many to be the eighth wonder of the world.
Varanasi, India
Many Hindus make the long pilgrimage to this holy city to have their remains burned on the banks of the Ganges River.
Fatehpur Sikri, India
An imperial fortress city that incorporated cultural elements from the entire Mughal empire, only to be abandoned the year it was finished.