270 million year-old forest of stone.

Why walk on this historical site when you can zoom down instead?

The world's longest outdoor escalator takes visitors to the top of China's largest dam and is also shaped like a dragon.

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

This psychedelic tourist trap is a leisurely descent into madness.

A canvas of crops grow from vibrant red soil in this terraced farmland.

Intensely colorful calcite pools in Southern China.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

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

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

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

A part of the world's largest marsh seems to be growing bright red Martian grass.

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

Each year this Japanese temple overflows with scowling, bearded good luck talismans.

An astounding annual light display honors the victims of one of Japan's most devastating earthquakes.

The world's largest drain sits below the city of Kasukabe, Japan.

Cherry blossom season comes early in this Japanese town where pink flowers line the streets and riverbanks.

Shells collected from over a hundred different countries line the walls, floors and ceilings of this fantasy museum.

The freshest fish here are the ones you catch yourself.

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.

Bioluminescent firefly squid light up this Japanese fishing port.

If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.