Major tourist destination known for its bubbling mud-pools and hot thermal springs.

A gigantic sculpture garden is packed with innovative oddities.

Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.

This sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for “The Hobbit” film series.

This 4.5-meter-tall statue of a native Australian bird marks Hydro Aluminium's 40th year in the area.

A 19th-century perch for spotting sailing ships now boasts one of the most iconic views in the Southern Hemisphere.

A self-funded cemetery with a long list of inhabitants.

Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!

Built over an abandoned train yard, this hidden gem is full of winding paths and offers gorgeous views of Sydney Harbour.

The real Buddhist temple where the fictional Kwai Chang Kaine (David Carradine) trained in TV's 'Kung Fu' series.

The earliest pagoda built in the beautiful Panmen Scenic Area of Suzhou.

At 16,627 feet above sea level, this unstaffed station is the highest in the world.

The embalmed remains of the communist leader lie within a custom crystal coffin.

The highest monastery in the world operates a tiny guesthouse with doors open to all.

An out-of-place slice of France, smack in the middle of Shanghai.

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

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

These tiny statues form a terracotta army from China's Han dynasty.

Explore this massive series of 45 caves and over 51,000 sculptures carved from cliffsides in China.

Why walk on this historical site when you can zoom down instead?

This psychedelic tourist trap is a leisurely descent into madness.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

A fifth-century temple improbably built into the side of a cliff.

A stone marker memorializes the spot where the King broke up a street fight with a classic karate stance.