Huge herds of Asian elephants can be seen walking, bathing, and just chilling at this Sri Lankan park.

An ancient stone fortress considered by many to be the eighth wonder of the world.

Life-size animals and furniture made entirely from cardboard fill this odd paper-themed restaurant.

Paiwanese restaurant run by native indigenous Taiwanese singer songwriter, and home to a DIY arts-and-crafts folk garden.

One man's hand-sculpted collection of colorful masks representing a host of gruesome spirits.

A plaque by the roadside describes a three-dimensional glossary of an imagined language where words are numbers and numbers are words.

This former factory turned private museum contains surreal and creepy artwork created by Robert Y.

Hakka-style teahouse where everybody grinds their own tea.

A memorial to the thousands of political dissidents imprisoned during the 40-year period of martial law in Taiwan.

Taiwan's last Chinese character letterpress preserves the dying art of Chinese character mold making.

A small alleyway lined with locally drawn scenes of nostalgic anime and cartoon characters.

The tangled roots of a giant banyan tree have fully reclaimed the ruins of this abandoned warehouse.

This attraction is part anthropological journey and part amusement park.

A secret passageway from World War II is now a quirky pedestrian shortcut.

This collection of lakeside pagodas and temples are flanked by giant lions, tigers, and dragons as well as their welcoming maws.

An extraordinary natural landscape of mountains, waterfalls, and rocky cliffs riddled with tunnels.

A waterfall runs right through the middle of this Taiwanese shrine to the hundreds of workers killed while building a nearby highway.

This Taiwanese promontory is covered in otherworldly hoodoo formations.

The world’s largest work of glass art hides in this stunning Taiwanese subway station.

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

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

A rare pod of derelict midcentury Futuro and Venturo houses lines a semi-abandoned beachfront resort outside Taipei.

This remote, abandoned Soviet observatory promises spectacular views for those who can reach it.

Where the father of Persian poetry is laid to rest.