Visitors to South Australia can get eye to eye with great white sharks, thanks to Adventure Bay Charters (Box 88, Port Lincoln, South Australia, 5606, Australia; phone +61 8 8682 2979, www.adventurebaycharters.com.au).

The Shark Warrior takes up to 27 passengers from Port Lincoln to Neptune Island, where sharks will be lured using sound waves, not bait. Guests can dive into the 6-person shark cage (using a surface-air supply; no scuba certification needed) or watch from the completely...

At the Magao Grottoes in northwestern China’s Gansu Province, a $50 million “digital exhibition center” opened in September 2014.

Also known as Caves of the Thousand Buddhas, this Silk Road site in the Gobi Desert dates back 1,600 years and comprises almost 500 caves covered in Buddhist murals and holding more than 2,000 sculptures. 

Before taking a shuttle to the grottoes, visitors will visit the center to see two 20-minute films (one IMAX-like and the other on a domed screen...

The village parliament of the beach town of Salvador do Mundo, in the Indian state of Goa, passed a resolution banning kissing in public on March 22 after locals complained that displays of affection were “obscene” and “indecent.” The resolution also banned drinking and smoking in public and loud music.