A harrowing trail up a mile-high mountain.

A golden temple atop a sacred mountain, known for its giant effigy of the revered Pu Xian.

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

Comprised of thousands of cave temple carvings this cornucopia of ancient Chinese stone art is unrivaled anywhere in the world.

Intensely colorful calcite pools in Southern China.

Enormous burial mounds of ancient emperors.

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

The palace of the King of Kings, burned by Alexander the Great.

A shrine of fire worship built on top of a natural flame.

Foreign invaders almost left this lovely Caucasus palace alone—almost.

The most visited pilgrimage site in Armenia once held a saint in a pit for 13 years.

The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.

This old-fashioned carhop restaurant gave the world the waffle cone.

After this one-of-a-kind palace was built the architect's hands are said to have been cut off to keep it that way.

An intimate look into the apartments of Jounieh via cable car.

A monumental underground karstic wonderland is also the water source for over a million citizens of Beirut.

One of the largest underground systems runs under Canada's largest urban center.

This giant shopping mall still holds signs of its automotive past.