Places remcrae Wants to Go

This vertical pinnacle in China was the inspiration for the floating mountains in the movie “Avatar.”

Discovered after draining a local pond, these ancient man-made caves are still a complete mystery.

A total of 999 stairs lead visitors through a massive hole in a mountain known as the Gateway to Heaven.

Luxurious devotion and 500,000 images of Buddha in Myanmar.

A canvas of crops grow from vibrant red soil in this terraced farmland.

Gigantic unfinished stupa and the world's 2nd largest bell.

This golden temple is surrounded by hundreds of stone tablets that comprise the "world's largest book."

A grand example of 19th century Burmese teak architecture, and the most significant of Mandalay's historic buildings.

Over 2,000 ancient temples dot the Myanmar landscape at the site of this famed archaeological site.

A grand imperial capital left to fall into magnificent ruin.

These serpents are considered holy and pampered accordingly.

270 million year-old forest of stone.

Myanmar's Mount Olympus atop a 2,500-foot volcanic plug.

This Taiwanese promontory is covered in otherworldly hoodoo formations.

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

A vast, otherworldly collection of Buddhist stupas.

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

A complex and beautiful system of rice terraces covers a million acres over the mountains.

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

Paiwanese restaurant run by native indigenous Taiwanese singer songwriter, and home to a DIY arts-and-crafts folk garden.

Walled family complexes in Southern China.

This striking landscape in northern Vietnam contains both geological and archaeological wonders.

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

An ancient stone fortress considered by many to be the eighth wonder of the world.