Places anatolejolly Wants to Go

A sacred lake composed of over 300 separate pools of highly concentrated minerals.

This vertical pinnacle in China was the inspiration for the floating mountains in the movie “Avatar.”

An explosion of natural color known as "the river that ran away from paradise."

Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.

An alien landscape of chalk-rock in the Egyptian desert.

A faux desert landscape in the middle of the jungle that sprouts oases during the rainy season.

A salty red wasteland in Tanzania is a breeding spot for endangered flamingos.

Head to this repurposed Renault van for fiery sausages and fries.

Grab a life-changing ham sandwich at this former horse butchershop.

Offal and flawless onion soup are on the menu at this restaurant that once catered to the workers of Les Halles.

After immigrating to Paris in the 1970s, two brothers from Laos built a grocery store empire.

Visit a museum dedicated to the “the king of cheeses.”

Travel back in time at a Moroccan-inspired restaurant that was the height of glamor in the 1970s.

Peruse produce from Senegal, Cameroon, and other West African nations at this sprawling market.

This Algerian sweet shop serves confections in an eye-popping array of hues.

Order a boozy baba au rhum at the oldest patisserie in Paris.

Shop at the 200-year-old store where Julia Child stocked up on copper cookware.

Fully loaded, Tunisian-style sandwiches are on the menu at this unassuming hole-in-the-wall.

Fantastic stainless steel dragon gates complete with mesh wings.

Deep into the lower floors of Pike Place, find a date with fowl fate.

A Texas landowner spelled out his name with three miles of trees, a giant signature that's been used by NASA to evaluate satellite imagery.

Prayers and messages of hope decorate the ceramic tiles of this pavilion.

Past the hills and beyond the graveyard, this church feels extremely out of place.

European castle ruins in an American state park are actually the product of death and grief.