The longest skywalk in Taiwan.

This densely-packed cluster of buildings was saved from the wrecking ball and turned into an art community.

Hakka-style teahouse where everybody grinds their own tea.

The wartime boat shelter now doubles as an underground concert hall where musicians play on rafts along the waterway.

Air-raid tunnels hidden beneath this opulent hotel provided shelter and an escape route—and one of the world's longest slides.

Waste incinerator with a restaurant on its chimney.

Only through deep darkness and tragedy did this elaborate royal palace become a sacred temple.

A Buddhist temple covered in intricate designs and carvings made out of seashells and pieces of coral.

A secret passageway from World War II is now a quirky pedestrian shortcut.

The origin of this sinisterly shaped forest is rooted in mystery.

Where you'll find anything but nothing.

Glacial lake that mysteriously empties itself every year.

This retro, UFO-like structure is a remnant of the Soviet-era circus.

A stunning blue-green lake located in the Terskey Alatau mountain range.

This mysterious complex of abandoned yurts and fading murals was meant to be a center of science and spirituality in Kyrgyzstan.

This village was once a thriving Soviet uranium mining center, but is now semi-abandoned and desolate.

According to myth, there's a bloody explanation for the beautiful bright red color of this rock formation set amidst alpine vegetation.

Dedicated to a Bolshevik revolutionary, this museum is a true time capsule of the Soviet era.

These oldest of these "embroidered stones" were carved 4,000 years ago in a high mountain valley.

An unusual monument to a gentle giant who became a Kyrgyz hero.

Time capsule of a museum, in which the Soviet Union remains alive and kicking.

On the shores of Kyrgyzstan's Issyk-Kul Lake, a family cooks a feast that tells the sad tale of a people's exile.

Extremely isolated Silk Road caravanserai in the middle of nowhere.

An outstanding piece of retro Sci-Fi architecture built into a sacred mountain.