These mountain hot springs have seen power struggles, doomed romances, and a generalissimo's attempted escape from mutiny.

A small gallery and shop dedicated to an ancient style of hand-printed textile.

The world's largest ginkgo tree contains a hollow so large a man once lived in it for two years.

China's monumental dinosaur museum featuring an open dig site.

Hundreds of large Russian nesting dolls decorate this square, and the largest is a functioning hotel.

The world's largest natural arch was forgotten for over 50 years after its discovery.

This quiet area of Yunnan Province annually transforms into an unbelievable sea of yellow flowers.

Hidden behind musical flora and forgotten for over a thousand years, this cave is now a neon dream.

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

Jurassic theme park in the small town of Erlian.

This sensational Chinese temple walks visitors through the 76 weird departments of the afterlife.

Two ancient Buddhist temples crown this dramatic rocky pinnacle.

A progressive LGBTQ hub offers dancing, HIV testing, art, and more.

A tunnel dug through the side of a mountain by hand provides convenient yet death-defying access to a small village in China.

A natural arch offers panoramic views of Yangshuo's karst hills.

This Tang Dynasty behemoth is the biggest Buddha in the world.

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

Comprised of thousands of cave temple carvings this cornucopia of ancient Chinese stone art is unrivaled anywhere in the world.

A bench and a bridge pay tribute to Birmingham's favorite heavy metal band.

This historic abandoned train station looks like a stop for ghost trains.

One of the largest sculpture collections in the U.K. features history's greats, from Bob Dylan to Galileo, in bronze.

One of the most photographed buildings in a city known for its Modernista architecture is an abandoned squat.

An open-air "garden" of mural art that changes weekly.

This home designed for chocolate magnate Antoni Amatller is an exquisite treasure-box of Catalan Modernism.