Guoliang Tunnel: Road Carved Through Chinese Precipices
0.75-mile mountain tunnel hand-carved through the sheer rock of the Taihang Mountains in Henan, China. Featuring 30 carved rock windows looking into the gorge below.
0.75-mile mountain tunnel hand-carved through the sheer rock of the Taihang Mountains in Henan, China. Featuring 30 carved rock windows looking into the gorge below.
64-mile winding highway along the northeastern coast of Maui, Hawaii. Passing through lush tropical rainforests, 59 bridges, and dozens of cascading roadside waterfalls.
Centuries-old Japanese tradition of gathering beneath blossoming sakura trees to welcome spring and contemplate the beautiful, fleeting nature of life.
Hilltop feudal castle complex in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. The finest surviving example of early 17th-century Japanese defensive architecture, famed for its white-plastered walls.
Nordic island nation in the North Atlantic defined by its volcanic landscape, geysers, hot springs, basalt lava fields, and massive ice glaciers.
Spectacular chain of 275 distinct waterfalls spanning the border of Argentina and Brazil. Plunging into the Devil’s Throat chasm surrounded by subtropical rainforest.
Bronze Age civilization in northwestern South Asia from 3300 to 1300 BCE. Known for advanced urban planning, baked brick houses, and sophisticated drainage systems.
East Asian island nation in the Pacific Ocean. Famed for Mount Fuji, Shinto shrines, Shinkansen high-speed rail, and cutting-edge urban innovation.