This otherworldly palace-mausoleum complex is the stuff eternal dreams are made of.

More than half of this Indian palace is drowned but it looks all the more spectacular for it.

This complex of vertically-excavated Buddhist, Jain, and Hindu monolithic temples in India's Maharashtra providence illustrates a spirit of tolerance characteristic of ancient India.

A mecca for India's Jains.

A lake with hundreds of ancient skeletons surrounding it. The surprise is what killed them.

Centuries-old bridges grown from tangled roots.

The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.

Thousands of exquisitely carved stone water storage wells, hundreds of stone steps fill this exquisite medieval stepwell.

This supermarket in Shanghai appears to be a typical Chinese convenience store, but all of the bottles are empty and all the containers are filled with nothing but air.

Leave the wardrobes and sweets to British schoolchildren, Shanghai's got a Coke machine that leads to booze.

9,000 years of carnal history is on display at China's original Museum of Sex.

This weekly market in the remote oasis city of Hotan still has the atmosphere of the old Silk Road.

Beijing's version of Disneyland, completely abandoned, mostly destroyed.

This film studio and amusement park is considered one of the greatest filming locations in China.

These picturesque structures speckle the hill above the monastery.

This bridge dates back to the 9th century and allows visitors to walk an ancient path amid modern industrial trappings.

A shrine to the missionary who first brought Islam to China.

One of the word's deepest gorges is also tied to a fantastic legend.

Three floors above a 2,000-year-old royal tomb is a rare collection of ancient porcelain pillows.

A clay house decorated with ceramic chips in Tianjin.

Made by river sediment, it is the largest alluvial fan in the world.

An exquisite example of Uyghur Islamic architecture.

The world's foremost museum dedicated entirely to the abacus.

Inside this museum is an ongoing excavation of an ancient shipwreck.