A Buddhist temple covered in intricate designs and carvings made out of seashells and pieces of coral.

This Japanese Manneken Pis gets new outfits for every occasion.

The world’s largest work of glass art hides in this stunning Taiwanese subway station.

This collection of lakeside pagodas and temples are flanked by giant lions, tigers, and dragons as well as their welcoming maws.

This dragon-shaped sports arena is the world’s largest solar-powered stadium.

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

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.

If you've ever wanted to learn about the history of Asian fish balls, this Taiwanese museum has you covered.

This densely-packed cluster of buildings was saved from the wrecking ball and turned into an art community.

Memorial to the father of the Republic of China.

Enormous pendulum helps keep Taiwan's tallest building from swaying.

Air-raid tunnels hidden beneath this opulent hotel provided shelter and an escape route—and one of the world's longest slides.

An imperial art museum offers edible versions of its most treasured displays in an on-site fine-dining restaurant.

Waste incinerator with a restaurant on its chimney.

The longest skywalk in Taiwan.

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

Life-size animals and furniture made entirely from cardboard fill this odd paper-themed restaurant.

This attraction is part anthropological journey and part amusement park.

This disused Cold War bunker has been restored to all of its early 60s glory.

The National Railway Museum in York is the largest railway museum in the world, attracting almost 1 million visitors per year.

A repurposed railway tunnel with otherworldly acoustic characteristics.

This chain of artificial lakes was an ideal test ground for the aircraft that would carry the "bouncing bombs" used by the WWII "Dambusters" squad.

This landmark Victorian folly rewards visitors with spectacular views over the Peak District.