This hotel is located on the edge of the world's largest salt flat and is made out of the only material around.

The soaring gondola lines form the longest aerial cable car system in the world.

This lake’s emerald green waters are a spectacular sight, but it’s not a great place for a swim.

A desert that evokes the surreal.

This red lake 4,000 meters above sea level is home to rare flamingos.

A seemingly endless landscape of pure salt stretches far across Bolivia.

On the outskirts of a desert trading village high on the Andean plain, steel giants have been destroyed by salt winds.

This giant fashion model is one of the most beloved symbols of Nagoya.

Massive fortified towers blend North American and Chinese architecture.

An ancient fortification lives on in this Chinese city.

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

The ancient remains of this natural fortress can still be found along the Silk Road looking surprisingly preserved.

This highest bridge in the world spans such a great chasm that it had to be established using rockets.

Hundreds of caves filled with thousands of centuries-old statues and murals.

The world’s tallest outdoor lift stretches along the stone pillars that inspired the floating mountains in the movie “Avatar.”

The tiny statues form China's only known terracotta army from the Han dynasty.

A lush desert oasis in the shape of a narrow crescent.

Massive series of 45 caves and over 51,000 sculptures carved from cliffsides in China.

Rock-cut caves and 7,000 Buddhist sculptures carved into the nearly sheer face of a sandstone mountain.

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

For those with no fear of heights: a skywalk 4,700 feet up on a Chinese mountain.

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

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

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