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Kunming, China

Shilin Stone Forest

270 million year-old forest of stone.
leiris Added by leiris
Beijing, China

The Forbidden City

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.
Added by Rob
Zhangjiajie, China

Tianmen Shan

A total of 999 stairs lead visitors through a massive hole in a mountain known as the Gateway to Heaven.
atimian Added by atimian
Zhangjiajie, China

Tianmen Skywalk

For those with no fear of heights: a skywalk 4,700 feet up on a Chinese mountain.
Added by Mordy
Aba, China

Huanglong Travertine Pools

Intensely colorful calcite pools in Southern China.
serflac Added by serflac
Panjin Shi, China

Red Beach

A part of the world's largest marsh seems to be growing bright red Martian grass.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Datong, China

Hanging Temple of Hengshan

A fifth-century temple improbably built into the side of a cliff.
Josh Added by Josh
Phumi Khna Rôngvoas, Cambodia

Kbal Spean

This Cambodian riverbed is covered in ancient Hindu carvings both above and below the waters.
leiris Added by leiris
Siem Reap, Cambodia

Ta Prohm

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.
Added by elsie4LC
Kampung Lupak Luas, Brunei

Kampong Ayer

Ferdinand Magellan dubbed the world's largest water village the "Venice of the East."
JBHewlett Added by JBHewlett
Thimphu, Bhutan

Motithang Takin Preserve

Strange, gentle beasts resembling goat-cow hybrids roam within this patch of forest.
Max Cortesi Added by Max Cortesi
Keraniganj, Bangladesh

Dhaka Shipyard

The shipyards along the outskirts of the Bangladesh capital are a flurry dangerous boat breaking and rebuilding.
Max Cortesi Added by Max Cortesi
Panchagarh, Bangladesh

Dahala Khagrabari

A piece of India inside a piece of Bangladesh inside a piece of India inside a piece of Bangladesh.
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Bhatiari, Bangladesh

Chittagong Ship-breaking Yards

Where giant ships go to die.
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Herat, Afghanistan

Jihad Museum

Museum dedicated to overthrowing the Soviets, complete with diorama of Soviets being beaten to death with shovels.
atimian Added by atimian
Shahrak, Afghanistan

Minaret of Jam

200-foot-high minaret and only remnant of Afghanistan's lost city of the Turquoise Mountain.
serflac Added by serflac
Aybak, Afghanistan

Stupa of Takht-e Rostam

Highly unusual subterranean stupa and adjacent cave monastery.
Added by Tawsam
Bamyan, Afghanistan

Site of the Bamiyan Buddhas

Once an impressive link to Afghanistan’s Buddhist past, now a sad reminder of intolerance towards other cultures.
Added by Tawsam
Soldiers Grove, Wisconsin

Bathtub Spring

A roadside spring pooling in an old bathtub where anyone can stop and sip.
Added by LaLoba
Manitowoc, Wisconsin

Sputnik IV Crash Site

A metal ring in the middle of the road marks the exact spot where the Soviet satellite crash-landed in 1962.
lewblank Added by lewblank
Williams Bay, Wisconsin

Yerkes Observatory

Home to the world's largest refracting telescope and the birthplace of modern astrophysics.
Trevor Added by Trevor
Washington Island, Wisconsin

Schoolhouse Beach

This pebble beach is so beautiful that taking its rocks is against the law.
Melissa Marshall Added by Melissa Marshall
Washington, D.C.

First FDR Memorial

One of the most influential presidents in U.S. history wanted only this plain, elegant monument as his lasting memorial.
R Stemple Added by R Stemple
Washington, D.C.

Senate Bathtubs

Senators used to relax in the nearly forgotten marble tubs now hidden in the U.S. Capitol Building's basement.
Added by SaraB