Places amarionknh Wants to Go

Reputedly haunted sandstone necropolis with exquisite stone carvings.

This lost city belongs to one of the earliest civilizations in the world.

This remote Himalayan temple is in danger of being completely washed away by a melting glacier.

Nailing a coin to this holy stump is just another way to ask the gods for relief from dental pain.

Named after the Goddess of Harvests, Annapurna is the deadliest member of the Eight-thousanders club.

Sacred Buddhist home of some spiritual monkeys.

The island that holds the world-record for largest human massacre caused by animals.

These muddy eruptions are less deadly than actual volcanoes but also more holy.

This extravagant villa built by a Burmese merchant is part pagoda and part European mansion.

The tower claims to be the world's only pagoda made entirely from Myanmar's lucrative gemstone.

A series of tiny artificial islands rich with produce bob atop the surface of the lake.

A vast, otherworldly collection of Buddhist stupas.

A grand example of 19th century Burmese teak architecture, and the most significant of Mandalay's historic buildings.

The oldest teak bridge in the world is made from the remains of a royal palace.

This golden temple is surrounded by hundreds of stone tablets that comprise the "world's largest book."

Luxurious devotion and 500,000 images of Buddha in Myanmar.

A precariously perched golden rock defies gravity and brings pilgrims from across Myanmar.

Caves full of Buddhist statues, incredible rock formations and a deserted lagoon.

Myanmar's Mount Olympus atop a 2,500-foot volcanic plug.

This gem-encrusted temple is said to contain some of the Buddha's hair which can make the deaf hear and the blind see.

Gigantic unfinished stupa and the world's 2nd largest bell.

A grand imperial capital left to fall into magnificent ruin.

Over 2,000 ancient temples dot the Myanmar landscape at the site of this famed archaeological site.

Hidden treasures belonging to Mongolia's most revered and multi-talented monk spent decades buried in the Gobi desert.