This Nazi-built amphitheater was constructed on a sacred mountain site used by various German cults.

Housed in an old church, this hunting museum holds a collection of mythical bird-rabbit creatures.

This beautiful 19th-century temple stands atop the ruins of its predecessor.

A fantastic castle rumored to be the birthplace of King Arthur.

A island reachable by a causeway at low tide is possibly one of the earliest Western European locations to be identified in text.

A museum specifically dedicated to the Trabant, one of the iconic automobiles of the GDR.

Space-age minarets towering over Islamabad.

Just in case you need some cold cash at the top of the world.

This commanding mausoleum holds the remains of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan.

Tibetan-influenced mountain fortress in Northern Pakistan.

The place that allegedly inspired James Hilton's depiction of Shangri-La.

For more than 40 years this Barnum-inspired half-fox, half-woman has been telling fortunes from her cage in a Pakistani zoo.

A place as enchanting as the journey to reach it is harrowing.

A 17th-century mosque that was used for war more than worship.

The third largest ship breaking yard in the world has created an eerie shipping graveyard in southern Pakistan.

Ancient and modern architecture are joined in Louis Kahn's monument to democracy.

Memorial to the father of the Republic of China.

Air-raid tunnels hidden beneath this opulent hotel provided shelter and an escape route—and one of the world's longest slides.

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

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

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

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.

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