This "flat geyser" bubbles up out of the ground periodically like a disappearing river.

This fantastical waterfall is hidden in a cave located in a cracked cliff.

The oldest (maybe) swimming pool in Iceland is a stunning oasis built into the side of a lush hill.

This wrecked airplane has been sitting on a black sand beach since the 1970s.

A memorial to the thousands of political dissidents imprisoned during the 38-year period of martial law in Taiwan.

The tangled roots of a giant banyan tree have fully reclaimed the ruins of this abandoned warehouse.

Hakka-style teahouse where everybody grinds their own tea.

A secret passageway from World War II is now a quirky pedestrian shortcut.

This attraction is part anthropological journey and part amusement park.

This collection of lakeside pagodas and temples are flanked by giant lions, tigers, and dragons as well as their welcoming maws.

Visit this church that's shaped like a giant glass pump either to cater to women or to reference a tragic local tale. Or both.

An extraordinary natural landscape of mountains, waterfalls, and rocky cliffs riddled with tunnels.

A waterfall runs right through the middle of this Taiwanese shrine to the hundreds of workers killed while building a nearby highway.

This Taiwanese promontory is covered in otherworldly hoodoo formations.

The world’s largest work of glass art hides in this stunning Taiwanese subway station.

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.

This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.

An eerie, derelict amusement park in Berlin.

A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.

The former home of queer novelist Yoshiya Nobuko memorializes her contributions to modern-day manga.

This adorable birdlike police box is designed based on a play on words.

This historic hydroelectric power plant in Japan has been preserved and is open to the public.