Monument to a brutal, ineffectual US bombing campaign and a sobering reminder of the human cost of the Vietnam War.

Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.

A pair of trees near a Hong Kong shrine are said to grant wishes, but only the ones they hold on to.

A sliver of nostalgia in Seattle's Viretta Park.

19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.

A small subculture of boat dwellers keep their traditional way of living alive at this Hong Kong Typhoon Shelter.

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

Thousands of abandoned statues of deities are taken to this hillside in southern Hong Kong.

If you've ever wanted to tear Hello Kitty apart with your teeth, this is the place.

A serene space tucked amid the skyscrapers of Hong Kong's bustling financial district.

A colossal floating restaurant built to look like a ancient Chinese imperial palace.

Take a cruise with no movement but plenty of style in this one-of-a-kind boat mall.

This naval gun is fired every day at noon, an odd timekeeping tradition the origin of which is local legend.

The world's longest outdoor covered escalator system transports commuters through Hong Kong's hilly terrain.

Remnants of the most densely packed city in world history, that thrived on anarchy for 30 years.

Teeming with illegal goods and services, this towering maze of vice is also a popular tourist accommodation.

The field of tiny caves that mark this Chinese cliffside are each their own historic Buddhist temple.

Memorial to the father of the Republic of China.

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

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

The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline.

A son-and-daughter meat market, hawked by mom and dad.

A magical work of architecture where a wind turbine enables monks to levitate.

The largest statue in the world towers at 420 feet high atop another 66 feet of pedestal.