Sited in an Inner Mongolian desert are the remnants of an important trade stop along the Silk Road.

Two ancient Buddhist temples crown this dramatic rocky pinnacle.

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

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

Natives of this mud-brick desert village use an ancient irrigation system to grow sweet, seedless grapes.

Why walk on this historical site when you can zoom down instead?

The ancient remains of this natural fortress can still be found along the Silk Road looking surprisingly preserved.

An impactful museum ensures notorious war crimes disguised as "medical experimentation" won't soon be forgotten.

This historic Chinese tower was said to have been haunted by fox spirits but is now haunted by a grisly murder.

Discovered after draining a local pond, these ancient man-made caves are still a complete mystery.

China's very own Atlantis is an ornate dynastic city resting at the bottom of a lake.

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

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

The tallest stationary dunes on Earth also happen to sing.

A canvas of crops grow from vibrant red soil in this terraced farmland.

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

Not one, not two, but three natural bridges remain in this captivating spot post-sinkhole.

A lush desert oasis in the shape of a narrow crescent.

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

Paiwanese restaurant run by native indigenous Taiwanese singer songwriter, and home to a DIY arts-and-crafts folk garden.

A cliff-hanging restaurant.

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

Intensely colorful calcite pools in Southern China.

Rock-cut caves and 7,000 Buddhist sculptures carved into the nearly sheer face of a sandstone mountain.