Places marcoemarghe Wants to Go

Ancient cave temple near a massive Buddha statue.

This enormous statue of the Buddha is a response to the destruction of the Bamiyan statues in Afghanistan.

Henri Matisse's final masterpiece.

A place to see how French aristocrats lived in the early 1900s.

Perfectly preserved ancient monastery in an impossibly dramatic location on a rocky island in the Atlantic.

Architectural monsters are devouring this palace's every door and window.

Pettah's beautiful floating market was once a stinky canal in a sketchy industrial area.

This mesmerizing architectural wonder will take your breath away with its unusual color patterns.

This amazing mountain temple is topped by one of the tallest sitting Buddha statues in the world.

To gaze upon the visage of Sri Lanka's biggest Buddha, one must first pass through the Tunnel of Hell.

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

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

An ancient temple to the Hindu god Shiva surrounded by jaw-dropping scenery.

This site was once the religious, cultural, and trade center of Sri Lanka.

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

The Créac’h Lighthouse is the most powerful lighthouse in Europe, which gives you, at night, an eerie sense of serenity.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years and harbors many surprises.

This isolated structure beckons adventurers with sublime views of the Faroe Islands.

The largest lake in the Faroe Islands seems to be held hundreds of feet above sea level thanks to an optical illusion.

This remote island village was in danger of depopulating completely until a tunnel was built to connect it to the rest of the world .

A former bank seized as a sniper vantage point during the Bosnian War is now a secret graffiti art gallery.

This abandoned Olympic skiing facility still bears the scars of the Siege of Sarajevo.

This cliff-face port is considered a masterpiece of mining engineering.

Once the most densely populated place in the world, this island is now a ghost town.