Taipei, Taiwan
Grand Hotel Tunnel
Air-raid tunnels hidden beneath this opulent hotel provided shelter and an escape route—and one of the world's longest slides.
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Taipei, Taiwan
Air-raid tunnels hidden beneath this opulent hotel provided shelter and an escape route—and one of the world's longest slides.
Taipei, Taiwan
A waste incinerator with a restaurant on its chimney.
New Taipei City, Taiwan
A Buddhist temple covered in intricate designs and carvings made out of seashells and pieces of coral.
New Taipei City, Taiwan
Once a prosperous mining village, this tiny Taiwanese town is now overrun with cute cats.
Xiulin Township, Taiwan
A waterfall runs right through the middle of this Taiwanese shrine to the hundreds of workers killed while building a nearby highway.
Xiulin Township, Taiwan
An extraordinary natural landscape of mountains, waterfalls, and rocky cliffs riddled with tunnels.
Changhua City, Taiwan
The longest skywalk in Taiwan.
Yuchi Township, Taiwan
This attraction is part anthropological journey and part amusement park.
Puerto Princesa, Philippines
This tiny island protects a number of rare bird species by only allowing visitors to set foot on the beach.
Puerto Princesa, Philippines
Five miles of underground river link lake to ocean.
Manila, Philippines
A church made of steel.
Sagada, Philippines
Hundreds of wooden coffins dangle from cliffs and caves in the Philippines.
Banaue, Philippines
These tiered rice paddies were carved into the hillsides 2,000 years ago.
Quezon, Philippines
This volcano in the Philippines is believed to have miraculous healing powers.
Philippines
An island in the middle of a lake, in the middle of a volcano, in the middle of a bigger lake, in the middle of a bigger island, in an archipelago, in the Pacific Ocean.
Tromsø, Norway
The world's northernmost aquarium looks like it has fallen over.
Røst, Norway
The convergence of two currents makes this a surprisingly pleasant getaway in the Arctic Circle.
Pico, Portugal
As the highest point in the Mid-Atlantic range this stratovolcano offers spectacular views.
São Jorge, Portugal
On the cliffs of São Jorge in the Azores stand the remains of a lighthouse that was struck by a series of earthquakes.
São Jorge, Portugal
Bits of flat terrain surrounded by cliffs make one of the most beautiful landscapes in the Azores.
Tristan da Cunha
The world's most remote permanent settlement on an active volcano.
Bouvet Island
This uninhabited volcanic island is the most remote in the world.
Moka, Mauritius
The “Thumb” of Mauritius provides a 360 degree view of the entire country.
Sainte Rose, Réunion
On one of the world's most active volcanoes, a pebble-filled crater changes color with the wind.