Ancient paintings known as the "Sistine Chapel of Cave Art."

Science fiction's grandfather has a fittingly marvelous tomb.

France's national museum of scientific and industrial instruments.

This whimsical castle of grottoes was the labor of love of a French postman, and one of the greatest achievements of outsider architecture.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

The man who is mainly remembered for a chicken dish he had nothing to do with is buried under a large concrete dome.

China's monumental dinosaur museum featuring an open dig site.

Made by river sediment, it is the largest alluvial fan in the world.

The burial grounds of a Chinese eunuch who served his way into the highest levels of Imperial government.

The western-most fortress on the Great Wall of China has gone from a strategic stronghold to a kitschy tourist carnival.

A chinese farmer builds robots from scrap.

This sensational Chinese temple walks visitors through the 76 weird departments of the afterlife.

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

The latest in a series of long glass bridges suspended at terrifying heights.

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

The largest statue in the world towers at 420 feet high atop another 66 feet of pedestal.

China's beehive-shaped pyramids house the remains of a lost kingdom.

Home to over 200,000 artifacts, this museum attempts to guide visitors through the ancient history of Beijing and Imperial China.

Stone shrouds of Prince Liu Sheng and Princess Dou Wan of the Han Dynasty, created to preserve their flesh for eternity.

China's mysterious record-setting sleeping Buddha.

The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline.

This ancient Chinese observatory still contains early astronomy technology.

The field of tiny caves that mark this Chinese cliffside are each their own historic Buddhist temple.

The world's largest statue of Mao Zedong looks out over the city where he discovered Communism.