Taoyuan, Taiwan
Mausoleum of Chiang Kai-shek
The final resting place of the dictator of Taiwan.
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Taoyuan, Taiwan
The final resting place of the dictator of Taiwan.
Tainan City, Taiwan
The first Confucian temple in Taiwan, founded by the son of a pirate lord, doubled as the island's first state-sponsored school.
Taoyuan, Taiwan
A Taiwanese garden teems with the retired statues of the island's former dictator.
Alishan, Taiwan
You can still see the remains of a sacred 3,000-year-old cypress.
Taipei, Taiwan
The first miniatures museum in Asia contains all sorts of itsy-bitsy wonders, including the world's smallest working television.
Tainan City, Taiwan
The tangled roots of a giant banyan tree have fully reclaimed the ruins of this abandoned warehouse.
Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
A museum commemorates what was once the largest freight station in Taiwan.
Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
Taiwan's first stone fortress is also the best preserved Qing Dynasty-era city on the island.
Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
A thriving community of Taiwanese art.
Kyoto, Japan
This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.
Gapyeong-gun, South Korea
This small island declared independence from South Korea in the hopes of attracting tourists.
Parramatta, Australia
The oldest European burial ground in Australia.
Chullora, Australia
Roadside attraction outside of a recycling center.
Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
This dragon-shaped sports arena is the world’s largest solar-powered stadium.
Shanghai, China
The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline.
Rookwood, Australia
The largest necropolis in the Southern Hemisphere.
Adaminaby, Australia
This giant trout was made by a singular fisherman who wanted to honor his local trade.
Canberra, Australia
The gigantic preserved heart of a champion racehorse.
Goulburn, Australia
Three-story concrete ram with a permanent gift shop.
Brisbane, Australia
Brisbane's manmade urban beach has enough water to fill five Olympic-sized swimming pools.
Coffs Harbour, Australia
One of the first big sculptures anywhere in Australia.
Sydney, Australia
A special train service transported Sydney's dead from this station to "Necropolis Receiving Houses" at Rookwood Cemetery.
Woombye, Australia
A giant Australian fruit and tropical farm.
Sydney, Australia
This grim museum collects artifacts and evidence of some of the most sensational antipodean crimes.