Jurassic theme park in the small town of Erlian.

A tunnel dug through the side of a mountain by hand provides convenient yet death-defying access to a small village in China.

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

Beijing's version of Disneyland, completely abandoned, mostly destroyed.

Unusual hexagonal rocks formed by cooling lava named for their resemblance to traditional Japanese tatami mats.

This incredible Chinese theme park may be the largest bootleg in history.

Rivers of cattle blood gone, a strange Escheresque building remains, the last of its kind.

A semi-abandoned replica of Prince Edward Island's Avonlea—in Japan.

The magical, mossy forest that inspired Princess Mononoke.

The giant figure on the back of this turtle-shaped temple actually hides a memorial pendulum.

Historical Japanese-Dutch relations are honored with haunted rides and flower fields in this replica town.

The world’s first hotel to be run by robots.

The floats housed in this hall are more than 100 years old, and are brought out for an annual celebration.

This beautiful Japanese garden is a memorial to the samurai who literally wrote the book on business as martial art.

This mountain's identity is stuck somewhere between a nightmare and a scenic tourist attraction.

The largest volcanic caldera in Japan holds an entire city in its maw.

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

A massive cave complex boasts some of the clearest water (and most charming bats) in the world.

Japanese national treasure originally built in 593 CE.

Abandoned Japanese ghost town gives a glimpse into what our own metropolises may leave behind.

"Singing sands" and the world's largest hourglass reside near Japan's Kotogahama beach.

Founded over a thousand years ago, this shrine is said to be built on the site of a warlord's harem prison.

A Japanese corporation has turned this small island town into living modern art gallery.

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.