This film studio and amusement park is considered one of the greatest filming locations in China.

The tallest stationary dunes on Earth also happen to sing.

Rock-cut caves and 7,000 Buddhist sculptures carved into the nearly sheer face of a sandstone mountain.

Snow-capped peaks, colorful waterfalls and stunning vistas on the edge of the Himalayas.

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

The ancient settlement attracts tourists from all over looking to learn about the Chinese vision of the afterlife.

Mirrored floors and arched shelves create the illusion of an infinite tunnel of books.

These layered sandstone mountains in China look like they are made of pressed crayons.

Intensely colorful calcite pools in Southern China.

This abandoned fishing settlement may well be the greenest village in the world.

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

The ruins of Brisbane’s own Alcatraz now sit in the middle of a national park.

A hidden lane full of top-quality street art.

Australia's oldest artists' colony.

Australia's only active volcanoes and highest peak are located on these remote islands thousands of miles away from the mainland.

A micronation of epic proportions.

Victoria's largest salt lake is a favorite haunt for photographers and stargazers.

After much poking and prodding, this island is decidedly not a magnetic anomaly, but it sure is pretty.

One of the only places where Earth’s mantle lies above water.

A series of sculptures beneath the waves promote ocean conservation and support coral reefs.

The red crab exhibits one of the most spectacular migrations on earth, despite manmade obstacles.

A huge maze complex and whimsical miniature village in Tasmania.

Once the path of a railway tunnel, now home to thousands of glowing insects.

A castle hand-built by a Spanish dreamer in the Australian tropical jungle.