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A station built to repel pirates now attracts wealthy vacationers.

A serene space tucked amid the skyscrapers of Hong Kong's bustling financial district.

A biblically accurate ark located beneath a Hong Kong bridge is fun for the whole Christian family.

The world's longest outdoor covered escalator system transports commuters through Hong Kong's hilly terrain.

Take a cruise with no movement but plenty of style in this one-of-a-kind boat mall.

Climb to the top of the world's largest seated bronze Buddha.

Thousands of abandoned statues of deities are taken to this hillside in southern Hong Kong.

A pair of trees near a Hong Kong shrine are said to grant wishes, but only the ones they hold on to.

Venture into the hideout of one of Hong Kong's legendary pirates.

Remnants of the most densely packed city in world history, that thrived on anarchy for 30 years.

Teeming with illegal goods and services, this towering maze of vice is also a popular tourist accommodation.

In Hong Kong, a fairytale flower tunnel is hidden within the gardens of a public housing complex.

This hulking behemoth is actually five interconnected towers built in the 1960s.

Learn to make this village's specialty: volcanic mud tofu.

Memorial to the father of the Republic of China.

Air-raid tunnels hidden beneath this opulent hotel provided shelter and an escape route—and one of the world's longest slides.

This former military installation was turned into a discipline center by the Taiwanese Navy.

Only through deep darkness and tragedy did this elaborate royal palace become a sacred temple.

Hakka-style teahouse where everybody grinds their own tea.

A nostalgic restaurant evokes life in Taiwan from the 1940s to the 1970s.

This collection of lakeside pagodas and temples are flanked by giant lions, tigers, and dragons as well as their welcoming maws.

Once a prosperous mining village, this tiny Taiwanese town is now overrun with cute cats.

A waterfall runs right through the middle of this Taiwanese shrine to the hundreds of workers killed while building a nearby highway.

An extraordinary natural landscape of mountains, waterfalls, and rocky cliffs riddled with tunnels.