At-Bashi District, Kyrgyzstan
Tash Rabat
Extremely isolated Silk Road caravanserai in the middle of nowhere.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
At-Bashi District, Kyrgyzstan
Extremely isolated Silk Road caravanserai in the middle of nowhere.
Pakistan
Just in case you need some cold cash at the top of the world.
Jiayuguan Shi, China
This once-booming oil city is now a relic of the region's industrial past.
Zhangye Shi, China
These layered sandstone mountains in China look like they are made of pressed crayons.
Tongren, China
Two ancient Buddhist temples crown this dramatic rocky pinnacle.
Zhangjiajie, China
For those with no fear of heights: a skywalk 4,700 feet up on a Chinese mountain.
Zhangjiajie, China
A total of 999 stairs lead visitors through a massive hole in a mountain known as the Gateway to Heaven.
Zhangjiajie, China
This vertical pinnacle in China was the inspiration for the floating mountains in the movie “Avatar.”
Zhangjiajie, China
The latest in a series of long glass bridges suspended at terrifying heights.
Changsha, China
The man who is mainly remembered for a chicken dish he had nothing to do with is buried under a large concrete dome.
Xianning Shi, China
This Cold War–era underground city includes offices for Mao Zedong and Lin Biao.
Kampung Lupak Luas, Brunei
Ferdinand Magellan dubbed the world's largest water village the "Venice of the East."
Seria, Brunei
A monument built to commemorate the billionth barrel of oil extracted from the Seria oil field in Brunei.
Ranau, Malaysia
Four distinctly unique gardens commemorate the POWs who lost their lives during the Sandakan Death Marches of 1945.
Spratly Islands
The most disputed archipelago in the world.
Quảng Ngãi, Vietnam
A memorial dedicated to the victims of the My Lai Massacre.
Shaoguan, China
Unique geological formations in China, featuring some suggestive shapes.
Rantepao, Indonesia
Where cemeteries are carved into the side of cliffs and infants are buried in the hollows of trees.
Micronesia
Giant money stones of Yap.
Palau
These ancient monoliths make up one of the largest archaeological sites in Palau.
Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
This jail once controlled by the Japanese military now sits abandoned on a remote Pacific island.
Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
An abandoned lighthouse off the beaten path, one of the few surviving pre-World War II Japanese structures, offers a beautiful view.
Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
Where hundreds of Japanese civilians committed suicide to avoid being captured by American soldiers during WWII.
Inarajan, Guam
The underground hideout of a Japanese soldier for whom World War II ended in 1972.