Zhangjiajie, China
Tianmen Skywalk
For those with no fear of heights: a skywalk 4,700 feet up on a Chinese mountain.
Places ruthi Wants to Go
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Datong, China
Yungang Grottoes
Explore this massive series of 45 caves and over 51,000 sculptures carved from cliffsides in China.
Xingtai Shi, China
East Taihang Glasswalk
This terrifying glass bridge on the side of a mountain cracks as you step on it.
Yichang, China
Fangweng
A cliff-hanging restaurant.
Guoliang, China
Guoliang Tunnel
A tunnel dug through the side of a mountain by hand provides convenient yet death-defying access to a small village in China.
Chongqing, China
Fengdu Ghost City
The ancient settlement attracts tourists from all over looking to learn about the Chinese vision of the afterlife.
Zigong, China
Zigong Dinosaur Museum
China's monumental dinosaur museum featuring an open dig site.
Leshan, China
Giant Buddha
This Tang Dynasty behemoth is the biggest Buddha in the world.
Ordos, China
Kangbashi
It seems that the residents of of this megalopolis suddenly vanished, but they were never actually there.
Yulin, China
Shimao Relics
A massive ancient Chinese city with stone walls and evidence of human sacrifices.
Chengdu, China
Du Fu KFC
A KFC honors an eighth-century Chinese poet with holograms and verse.
Weinan, China
Huashan Temple
A sacred mountaintop temple offers a fine cup of tea to visitors who can survive the journey.
Zhangye Shi, China
Zhangye National Geopark
These layered sandstone mountains in China look like they are made of pressed crayons.
Xian Shi, China
Terracotta Army of Qin Shi Huang
A life-sized imperial army, buried in battle formation, has stood underground for over 2,000 years—built not for war, but for eternity.
Yanan Shi, China
Abandoned China Medical University
Forgotten for decades, the first medical school built in Communist China is full of surprises today.
Yanan Shi, China
Yan'an News Memorial Hall
A quiet ode to Communist China's propaganda machine, including a newspaper edited by Mao Zedong's own hand.
Zhangye Shi, China
Mati Si
Monks turned this mountain into a temple by digging grottoes, tunnels, and a huge pagoda-like hall.
Mianyang, China
Beichuan Earthquake Museum
A museum and memorial built amid the rubble of a town obliterated by nature.
Simi Valley, California
Ronald Reagan’s Situation Room
The White House Situation Room was taken apart in 2006 and shipped to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.
Titulcia, Spain
Cave of the Moon
Mysterious Spanish catacombs of unknown origins.
London, England
Byward Tower Hand
A mysterious suspended hand greets unsuspecting visitors at the Tower of London.
Washington, D.C.
Catacombs of Washington, D.C.
Franciscan monks created a facsimile of the Holy Land for North Americans who couldn’t afford the trip overseas.
Petrovaradin, Serbia
'Catacombs' of Petrovaradin Fortress
A maze of underground tunnels beneath one of the most beautiful forts in Serbia.
Naples, Italy
Naples Underground
A labyrinth of ancient tunnels hidden below the city holds the ruins of 2,500 years of history.
