Nazca pilgrimage site covering 370 acres is a popular stop for archeologists and looters.

One of the world's tallest waterfalls wasn't revealed to the world at large until 2006.

Plundered and left asunder by grave robbers, this ancient necropolis has been painstakingly pieced back together.

Preserved Inca city and site of the last Inca stronghold against the Spanish conquistadors.

A set of ancient drawings in the desert of Peru that are so massive, many of them can only be fully seen from the sky.

A remote candy-striped mountain in the Peruvian Andes straight out of the pages of Dr. Seuss.

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

One of the word's deepest gorges is also tied to a fantastic legend.

These excavated burials from the Tarim Basin are wrapped in mystery.

This theme park presents 5,000 years of Shanghai history and includes a "sunken" exhibition hall.

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

This aquarium has almost as many world records as it does fish.

Monks turned this mountain into a temple by digging grottoes, tunnels, and a huge pagoda-like hall.

This Tibetan monastery has survived multiple attacks and is also a sky burial site.

Rainbow-hued in the summer and crystalline in the winter, this salty lake has inspired battles, temples, and plenty of awe.

Two ancient Buddhist temples crown this dramatic rocky pinnacle.

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

China's most famous acrobatics act.

A bisected journey through evolution's history in the heart of Beijing.

A bright turquoise river cascades beautifully down stepped terraces in southern China.

A cliff-hanging restaurant.

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

Enormous burial mounds of ancient emperors.

This terrifying glass bridge on the side of a mountain cracks as you step on it.