Shanghai, China
Shanghai Natural History Museum
This ratty natural history collection is a charming relic among a city rushing into modernity.
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Shanghai, China
This ratty natural history collection is a charming relic among a city rushing into modernity.
Shanghai, China
This film studio and amusement park is considered one of the greatest filming locations in China.
Hefei, China
Thousands of locks professing undying devotion line the metal chains of Lotus Peak.
Harbin, China
An impactful museum ensures notorious war crimes disguised as "medical experimentation" won't soon be forgotten.
Shanghai, China
An out-of-place slice of France, smack in the middle of Shanghai.
Beijing, China
A progressive LGBTQ hub offers dancing, HIV testing, art, and more.
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.
Hong Kong
An otherworldly "cave" created by an artist in a Hong Kong factory building.
Hong Kong
Teeming with illegal goods and services, this towering maze of vice is also a popular tourist accommodation.
Kowloon, Hong Kong
In Hong Kong, a fairytale flower tunnel is hidden within the gardens of a public housing complex.
Kampot Province, Cambodia
A former French military respite turned jungle tourism hotspot.
Krong Battambang, Cambodia
Limestone caves in the Cambodian countryside, once the site of genocide, now a place of peaceful beauty.
Dalat, Vietnam
Under a breathtaking Buddhist temple in Vietnam is a basement exhibit that takes visitors to hell and back.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Witnesses claim the Virgin Mary statue outside the church once mysteriously shed a single tear.
Trân Châu, Vietnam
This cavern was used as a hidden hospital and safe house during the Vietnam War.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
A nightmare for the claustrophobic lies hidden in Southeast Asia.
Hanoi, Vietnam
Home of the unusual art of water puppetry, one of Vietnam's oldest curiosities.
Khlong Wan, Thailand
This small patch of land is the final resting for these communication relics of the past.
Chiang Mai, Thailand
A local Thai artist started building this gallery in 1980.
Ta Pek, Thailand
This Khmer-era temple includes a lintel that was stolen and displayed at the Art Institute of Chicago for years before returning to Thailand.
Bangkok, Thailand
A shrine honoring a legendary ghost bride lies within this vibrant temple.
Nai Mueang, Thailand
Its tremendous toad is actually a five-story museum and viewing platform.
Bangkok, Thailand
A museum in a law office, filled with authentic and counterfeit goods.