Qujing, China
Luoxiagou
A canvas of crops grow from vibrant red soil in this terraced farmland.
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Qujing, China
A canvas of crops grow from vibrant red soil in this terraced farmland.
Zhangye Shi, China
These layered sandstone mountains in China look like they are made of pressed crayons.
Aba, China
Intensely colorful calcite pools in Southern China.
Shengshan Island, China
This abandoned fishing settlement may well be the greenest village in the world.
Panjin Shi, China
A part of the world's largest marsh seems to be growing bright red Martian grass.
Zhangjiajie, China
This vertical pinnacle in China was the inspiration for the floating mountains in the movie “Avatar.”
Datong, China
A fifth-century temple improbably built into the side of a cliff.
Hayakawa, Japan
The oldest hotel in the world has been operated by the same family for over 1,300 years, even catering to samurai.
Namerikawa, Japan
Bioluminescent firefly squid light up this Japanese fishing port.
Kyoto, Japan
This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.
Kyoto, Japan
This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.
Bârsana, Romania
The most impressive example of contemporary Romanian architecture in wood
Băile Herculane, Romania
An old spa town in the mountains of Romania where, according to legend, the great hero Hercules once bathed.
Săpânța, Romania
A countryside Romanian cemetery filled with colorful crosses bearing lyrical, ironic, or satirical rhymes.
Dunoon, Scotland
This ethereal, rainforest-like gorge is home to waterfalls, quaint bridges, and fairy folk.
Talkeetna, Alaska
This whimsical stacked cabin looks like something out of a children's book.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Trsteno, Croatia
The oldest arboretum on the Dalmatian coast doubles as the gardens of Kings Landing in "Game of Thrones."
Zagreb, Croatia
Once a state-of-the-art tuberculosis treatment spa, these ruins are now ruled by paintball players.
Jablanac, Croatia
The remains of a sunken military ship wreck visible through clear water.
Malinska, Croatia
This truly palatial work of Communist-era architecture now sits crumbling on a Croatian beach.
Željava, Croatia
Yugoslavia's biggest underground airport lies in ruins.
Komiža, Croatia
An ethereal glowing blue ocean cave in Croatia.
Plitvička Jezera, Croatia
A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.