A gorgeous garden oasis with winding paths, stone bridges, and a troubling history.

One of the highest points in Bexar county offers birdseye views of San Antonio and a four-story stone tower.

This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.

Although resembling a grand Buddhist temple, this structure is actually the largest mosque in China.

Two nearly identical Chinese pagodas stand side by side, along with ancient stone relics.

This tunnel looks like a sliver of Shanghai that's stuck in the past.

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

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

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

A son-and-daughter meat market, hawked by mom and dad.

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

An collection of Chinese propaganda posters from 1949 to 1979.

This probably wasn't what Mao had in mind.

This Tang Dynasty behemoth is the biggest Buddha in the world.

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.

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

This vertical pinnacle in China was the inspiration for the floating mountains in the movie “Avatar.”

This eatery re-creates dishes from the Ottoman Empire so you can dine like a sultan.

Dr. Strangelove-esque tours reveal the inside a bunker once reserved for Stalin himself.

This psychedelic tourist trap is a leisurely descent into madness.

Within the Saudi Arabian desert lies a 2,000-year-old ghost town made of stone and mud.

This beautifully historic Bahrain fortress might not be the most popular attraction around, but that might make it all the better.

Village of slate houses, built on a white marble outcrop.