Swirling layers of white and red rock earned these mountains their festive nickname.

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

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

The abandoned hospital whose elaborate ghost stories cover up the dirty truth - an uneventful sanitation issue and other mundane reasons for its demise.

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

The residents at this Yellowstone wildlife park will certify your cooler as "bear-proof."

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

About as hidden as can be, this specialty coffee shop is wedged between multi-story buildings at the end of a dark, skinny alleyway in Seoul.

A brightly colored natural bridge formed by mineral-rich hot springs high up in the Andes.

One of the world’s largest cave systems houses legends, concerts, and wondrous rock formations alike.

This church devoted to Mexico's "dead saint" is a festive celebration of a formerly hidden religious figure.

These spectacular, symbolic serpents lie within the shadow of the Great Temple.

The development of this cliffside waterpark is representative of Mexico's history of co-op tourism developments.

This ancient jade mask depicting the Zapotec bat god was found in the ruins of the pyramids of Monte Alban.

The splendor of this 17th century golden chapel has led it to be called the "eighth wonder of the world."

A 500-year-old series of tunnels long believed to be folkloric was uncovered beneath the streets of Puebla.

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

Gilded heaven for philatelists and architecture freaks, still in full working order despite sitting atop tremulous ground.

A disquieting Aztec sculpture displays hundreds of stone skulls representing the victims of human sacrifice.

Come in, light some incense, and ignore the live snakes around you.

A boat ride through utter darkness, lit only by headlamps, reveals an emerald green pool locals believe is sacred.

Come for the chanting, stay for the monastical vegan buffet.

Malaysia's first and only glass temple.

Some of the freshest vegetables in Seoul are grown in a subway station.