This abandoned fishing settlement may well be the greenest village in the world.

999 stairs lead visitors through a massive hole in a mountain known as the Gateway to Heaven.

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

A part of the world's largest marsh seems to be growing bright red Martian grass.

A fifth-century temple improbably built into the side of a cliff.

Bioluminescence in the reefs of the Maldives causes the sea to glow like a starry night sky.

An underwater restaurant, surrounded by a coral reef.

A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.

Stunning wetlands ablaze with pink lotus flowers.

This ancient Silk Road outpost overlooking the Wakhan Valley is miraculously still standing.

This dangerous-looking suspension bridge may have been too unstable to remain open.

The largest tea plantation in Southeast Asia supplies gorgeous vistas alongside tea for the surrounding countries.

One of the largest caverns in the world has a maw large enough to stack cathedrals in.

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

The small sanctuaries lie just off the beaten path near one of Bhutan's most famous attractions.

The small cliffside monastery known as the Tiger's Nest is said to be the meditation site of an eighth-century Buddhist master.

Once a prosperous mining village, this tiny Taiwanese town is now overrun with cute cats.

A rare pod of derelict midcentury Futuro and Venturo houses lines a semi-abandoned beachfront resort outside Taipei.

Grandpa Rainbow felt the neighborhood needed some color, so he picked up a paintbrush and went to work.

A Bohemian "anti-hotel" offers off-kilter stays in Sri Lanka.

Once thought to be the Garden of Eden it holds a holy footprint claimed to belong to Adam, Buddha and Shiva.

This mesmerizing architectural wonder will take your breath away with its unusual color patterns.

An ancient stone fortress considered by many to be the eighth wonder of the world.

Thousands of effigies of Buddha watch from caves set high above a legendary river, plus whiskey.