Beijing's World Park offers the excitement of international sites without the travel.

Ming Dynasty necropolis raided during the Cultural Revolution.

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

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

For those with no fear of heights: a skywalk 4,700 feet up on a Chinese mountain.

A total of 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.”

This statue once earned the distinction as one of the "Three Major Disappointments of the World."

The busy transport hub is home to the tallest airport slide in the world.

Singapore's landscaping project is home to 18 incredible Supertrees.

This lavish estate recalls the opulent history of Calcutta.

In Kazakhstan, a colorful cathedral with many lives once survived the most powerful earthquake in the region.

A modern tower, symbolizing the legend of a golden egg on top of the tree of life.

An entertainment center in a huge transparent tent.

Legend says if you stick your thumb in the hole and it gets wet your wish will be granted.

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

This no man's land slicing through the island is strewn with abandoned relics of another time.

This 700-year-old Cyprus castle is the birthplace of the world's oldest wine, said to be toasted by Richard the Lionheart at his wedding.

An ancient necropolis of magnificent tombs.

The ancient mosaics here are considered among the finest in the world, and serve as a stunning record of Greco-Roman daily life.

This ancient hydrological marvel is now the base of a modern outdoor cinema.

A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.

The Polish capital has had a deep connection to its guardian mermaid for almost a millennium now.

A menacing statue of this mythical creature can be seen at the legendary site of the monster's lair.