A classically inspired temple in Redwood City.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

The headquarters of a secretive order is also a beautifully-designed park.

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

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

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

Ming Dynasty necropolis raided during the Cultural Revolution.

A harrowing trail up a mile-high mountain.

A sacred mountaintop temple offers a fine cup of tea to visitors who can survive the journey.

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

A tall karst islet popularized by 007.

A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.

Once the private home of China’s most legendary tycoon, getting inside this stunning mansion no longer requires an elite pedigree or acts of daring.

Holy Hindu shrine in an enormous, monkey-filled limestone cavern.

A station built to repel pirates now attracts wealthy vacationers.

This naval gun is fired every day at noon, an odd timekeeping tradition the origin of which is local legend.

A pair of trees near a Hong Kong shrine are said to grant wishes, but only the ones they hold on to.

Taoism, Buddhist and Confucianism are all represented in this temple that claims to answer anyone's wishes.

The world's longest outdoor covered escalator system transports commuters through Hong Kong's hilly terrain.

Climb to the top of the world's largest seated bronze Buddha.

Venture into the hideout of one of Hong Kong's legendary pirates.

Postal archives over 150 years old offer a window into Singapore's culture and tradition.

Sacred waters rescued from the wrath of a volcano.