The real life Hobbiton, this sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for The Hobbit film series.

This former military installation was turned into a discipline center by the Taiwanese Navy.

A memorial to the thousands of political dissidents imprisoned during the 38-year period of martial law in Taiwan.

Taiwan's last Chinese character letterpress preserves the dying art of Chinese character mold making.

Waste incinerator with a restaurant on its chimney.

A small alleyway lined with locally drawn scenes of nostalgic anime and cartoon characters.

A secret passageway from World War II is now a quirky pedestrian shortcut.

Only through deep darkness and tragedy did this elaborate royal palace become a sacred temple.

Paiwanese restaurant run by native indigenous Taiwanese singer songwriter, and home to a DIY arts-and-crafts folk garden.

This attraction is part anthropological journey and part amusement park.

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

Looking for a crappy restaurant? Pull up a porcelain bowl and enjoy your meal.

A waterfall runs right through the middle of this Taiwanese shrine to the hundreds of workers killed while building a nearby highway.

An extraordinary natural landscape of mountains, waterfalls, and rocky cliffs riddled with tunnels.

Grandpa Rainbow felt the neighborhood needed some color, so he picked up a paintbrush and went to work.

This park feels like a lush little jungle full of wildlife nestled within São Paulo.

Deep below the dry landscape of Bahia, a cave with intense blue water to float in.

This Brazilian palace island was once the site of the last grand ball before revolution.

This breathtaking national park is one of the best places to see the weird and wonderful giant anteater in the wild.

The massive gardens and office of a Brazilian sculptor.

This neo-Gothic monastery offers a rare chance to witness the unique maned wolf right up close.

The ruins of this Brazilian island prison still bear the scars of the bloody rebellion that closed it down.

One of São Paulo's tight urban intersections has become a haven for graffiti artists ever since a single Batman started the trend.

High plateaus and beautiful waterfalls frame this ecologically significant nature preserve.