Places jaymack83 Wants to Go

An off-the-beaten-path monastery in the northern hills of Ulaanbaatar.

Established hundreds of years ago, Gandan remains the premier Buddhist monastery in Ulaanbaatar.

This massive piece of aviation history calls this residential neighborhood home.

Traces of the thriving lake trade that once linked the Soviet Union with Mongolia.

These ancient pecked images are among the oldest and best-preserved in Mongolia.

People have been scribbling on this massive chunk of granite for more than 1,500 years.

A jagged silhouette of shamanistic stone heaps rises from the shore of this dazzling mile-high lake.

Dinosaur eggs were first discovered at these fiery red cliffs.

A huge communist-era propaganda monument and mural that offers stunning views of the Mongolian capital.

The oldest Buddhist monastery in Mongolia has survived centuries of invasions, political shifts, and religious purges.

Enormous statue of the Emperor of the Mongols.

This former Imperial summer home was the venue for a royal slap that once echoed 'round the world.

This column celebrates Rome's victory over the Goths, and may be the oldest Roman monument in Istanbul.

The last surviving bastion of the Baquet restaurant empire serves up superb soul food.

Slum Settlement Filled With Mountains of Garbage.

In Egypt's expanding metro area, many of the neighbors are dead.

Planned as the world’s first zero-carbon city, it had lofty ideals—but is only 5 percent completed and aiming for 50 percent carbon-neutral.

The world's most remote airport.

The ominously named cave is home to some remarkable ancient art.

This was once the center of the Birdman cult, and is now a World Heritage Site.

The largest stone moai on Rapa Nui.

This 19th century cyclorama acts like an analogue time machine to a different era.

These 12th-century catacombs carved into a mountainside were a place of mysticism and Christian hermitages.

Trick water gardens from 1619 featuring a 200 piece mechanical theater powered by water.