Kizilsu, China
Shipton's Arch (阿图什天门)
The world's largest natural arch was forgotten for over 50 years after its discovery.
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Kizilsu, China
The world's largest natural arch was forgotten for over 50 years after its discovery.
Qujing, China
This quiet area of Yunnan Province annually transforms into an unbelievable sea of yellow flowers.
Guilin, China
Hidden behind musical flora and forgotten for over a thousand years, this cave is now a neon dream.
Lijiang, China
A bright turquoise river cascades beautifully down stepped terraces in southern China.
Xilin Gol, China
Jurassic theme park in the small town of Erlian.
Beijing, China
This sensational Chinese temple walks visitors through the 76 weird departments of the afterlife.
Tongren, China
Two ancient Buddhist temples crown this dramatic rocky pinnacle.
Beijing, China
A progressive LGBTQ hub offers dancing, HIV testing, art, and more.
Guoliang, China
A tunnel dug through the side of a mountain by hand provides convenient yet death-defying access to a small village in China.
Guilin, China
Natural arch offers panoramic views of Yangshuo's karst hills.
Leshan, China
This Tang Dynasty behemoth is the biggest Buddha in the world.
Shengshan Island, China
This abandoned fishing settlement may well be the greenest village in the world.
Birmingham, England
A bench and a bridge pay tribute to Birmingham's favorite heavy metal band.
Birmingham, England
This historic abandoned train station looks like a stop for ghost trains.
Stratford-upon-Avon, England
One of the largest sculpture collections in the U.K. features history's greats, from Bob Dylan to Galileo, in bronze.
Barcelona, Spain
One of the most photographed buildings in a city known for its Modernista architecture is an abandoned squat.
Barcelona, Spain
An open-air "garden" of mural art that changes weekly.
Barcelona, Spain
This home designed for chocolate magnate Antoni Amatller is an exquisite treasure-box of Catalan Modernism.
Barcelona, Spain
Barcelona's only remaining tram system takes riders to the Tibidabo funicular.
Barcelona, Spain
An eclectic collection of thousands of items owned by the sculptor Frederic Marès.
Sant Adrià de Besòs, Spain
The unexpectedly beloved remnants of a controversial thermal power plant.
Barcelona, Spain
One of Antoni Gaudí's least-visited works, an homage to Catalan patrimony that mixes neo-Gothic with Modernista forms.
Barcelona, Spain
Occupied for six centuries by Franciscan Order nuns, this monastery is an amazing ode to Catalán Gothic architecture.
Barcelona, Spain
The former 1920s mansion of a prominent Catalan developer was used as the Soviet Embassy during the Spanish Civil War, and there is still a bunker below the garden.