Five sultans and their families rest in eternal splendor, teeming with overlooked beauty and drama.

In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.

The ancient settlement attracts tourists from all over looking to learn about the Chinese vision of the afterlife.

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

This smaller cousin of the Forbidden City has gone from ancestral sacrifice to tourist's whispers.

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

An out-of-place slice of France, smack in the middle of Shanghai.

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

This impressive clifftop temple was once at the center of an international custody dispute.

Temple of a million beers.

The ruins of this gorgeous clifftop castle look like something from a fantasy novel.

This bronze statue was erected to honor a small Scottish town's beloved stray cat.

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.

A six-ton wedding present for the King of the Scots.

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

A giant pineapple, a symbol of hospitality, and an amazing vacation rental option.

A harem-inspired Moorish fantasy design in a Victorian-era Welsh castle.

A stone obelisk towering over the surrounding countrysides beckons hikers across the rolling moors.

This lovely little burbling creek is actually a deadly waterway that has dragged down everyone who ever set foot in it.

One of the oldest and certainly best preserved Cistercian abbeys still in existence.

Where Agatha Christie mysteriously disappeared in 1926.

This Gothic Revival castle used as a shooting location for "The Secret Garden" and other films.