More than 2,000 species of tropical plants call this nature preserve and sanctuary home.

This mom-and-pop Japanese sweets shop has been serving cloud-light mochi for almost a century.

This museum of Hawaiian and Polynesian culture is the legacy of the last descendant of the Kamehameha Dynasty.

This legendary urban waterfall creates a dazzling display of rainbows.

This industrial area was the dumping ground for massive amounts of trash, some of which washes up as tiny bits of sea glass.

A beach made of semi-precious green sand on the Big Island of Hawai'i.

This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.

These picturesque Hawaiian falls are home to a rare species of fish that uses a special sucker to climb up cliffs.

Earth's tallest volcano is sacred to Native Hawaiians, and home to a dozen world-class observatories.

A tunnel of hardened lava along Maui’s famous Road to Hana.

A thriving community of Taiwanese art.

The longest skywalk in Taiwan.

A nostalgic restaurant evokes life in Taiwan from the 1940s to the 1970s.

Open-air museum with an elaborate sculpture garden, stretching for over 70,000 square-meters.

A dazzling temple featuring a towering 12-meter golden Buddha.

This mountain sunrise is one of the most breathtaking views in Thailand, yet well off the tourist trail.

Buddha shrines hide within dark tunnels at this unique forest temple.

The long underground cave's curiously shaped stalagmites have inspired many legends.

A modern temple with an ancient philosophy.

Modern design and unusual architecture make this mountaintop temple no ordinary Buddhist retreat.

You can walk up Thailand’s naturally non-slip waterfall.

Six times a day a train runs right through the middle of this Thai street market, sending vendors scrambling.

A limestone wonderland of water and subterranean secrets.

Stunning wetlands ablaze with pink lotus flowers.