Thailand's distressed elephants find peace at this Chiang Mai sanctuary.

A limestone wonderland of water and subterranean secrets.

Bangkok's men with dangerous jobs come here in search of protective talismans.

At the right time of day, sunlight floods through the roof of this cave and illuminates the small pavilion hidden within.

Stunning wetlands ablaze with pink lotus flowers.

A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.

The remains of an ancient city-state along the Silk Road.

This medieval citadel once guarded the western entrance of the Pamir Highway.

This ancient Silk Road outpost overlooking the Wakhan Valley is miraculously still standing.

Taiwan’s iconic dish is in peak form here.

This attraction is part anthropological journey and part amusement park.

This Taiwanese promontory is covered in otherworldly hoodoo formations.

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

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

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

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

Seven beautiful 1,000-year-old rock-cut Buddhist statues.

The remains of a 37,000-year-old prehistoric society were discovered in this mammoth cave, one of the largest in Asia.

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

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

This ancient Corinthian helmet is South Korea’s only national treasure of Western origin.

A guardian spirit sculpture that once guarded the tomb of a 6th-century Korean king.

Celebrating the history of Hangul, the Korean writing system invented by King Sejong to improve his realm’s literacy.

The site of the last royal wedding in Korea.