Places allisonkblack Wants to Go

The largest tiger reserve in India is a vast expanse dotted with ancient ruins of Nagarjuna Viswa Vidyalayam.

This peaceful Sikh gurudwara serves around 50,000 free meals every day within its gilded walls.

A mecca for India's Jains.

A conservation sanctuary for rescued koalas, some of which were saved from devastating Australian bushfires.

The tallest sea cliffs on the Southern Hemisphere are a climber's worst nightmare.

A beautiful, but toxic, lake formed by mining.

The world's first cageless zoo is working to save endangered Tasmanian devils.

This extraordinary geological oddity resembles human-made pavement.

One of the best beaches in the entire world.

The once-dying town of Sheffield, Tasmania has reinvented itself as a village of painted wonders.

A small troop of Japanese macaques live peacefully in the heart of this Tasmanian city.

These bronze sculptures can be found in an isolated patch of bush in Tasmania’s highlands.

Art and a pun, all in one.

A narrow passage next to a cafe leads to a courtyard exploding with murals, tags, and paste-ups.

A derelict New Zealand-themed amusement park in Japan.

Okinawan dining in a twenty foot tall, man-made tree house overlooking Naha Harbor.

One in a pair of subterranean caves created by an ancient eruption of Mount Fuji.

A small island with no monkeys but plenty of military ruins.

A massive wintry wall of snow up to 66 feet tall flanks a highway through Japan's mountains.

An unlikely hit, this museum is dedicated to the inventor of instant ramen and cup noodles.

This retro underwater observation tower would make the perfect lair for a sea-loving villain.

Japan's largest area of "pink moss" turns the hillside bright pink every spring.

A steaming, boiling hellscape sources Hokkaido's thermal baths.

A rare festival blending religion, blacksmiths, vagina dentata, sex workers, and the straight-up facts of life.