The world’s tallest outdoor lift stretches along the stone pillars that inspired the floating mountains in the movie “Avatar.”

This vertical pinnacle in China was the inspiration for the floating mountains in the movie “Avatar.”

A total of 999 stairs lead visitors through a massive hole in a mountain known as the Gateway to Heaven.

For those with no fear of heights: a skywalk 4,700 feet up on a Chinese mountain.

A golden temple atop a sacred mountain, known for its giant effigy of the revered Pu Xian.

This Tang Dynasty behemoth is the biggest Buddha in the world.

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

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

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

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

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

Regal guardians to one of the biggest banks in the world, symbols of Hong Kong's history and resilience.

Two cannon-like cranes were installed on top of the bank building to fend off bad feng shui.

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

This hulking behemoth is actually five interconnected towers built in the 1960s.

A bridge destroyed three times: once as a ruse, then in an actual attack, and finally for the movies.

Some of the best-preserved specimens of the monumental medieval tombstones found throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina.

This ironic war memorial thumbs its nose at a campaign of inedible humanitarian aid food products.

A number of craters left by fatal mortar strikes have been filled with red resin to remember those lost during the Siege of Sarajevo.

The place where World War I began.

This historic timepiece is thought to be the only public clock in the world that keeps lunar time.

Oriental bazaar in the heart of Sarajevo.

Inat Kuća, or "House of Spite," is more than just an oddly named restaurant.

Bridge that died in war and was resurected.