Places aptabali Wants to Go

This ancient temple is set up to take you on a pilgrimage of self.

This museum stands out for its poignant portrayal of the atrocities of the Vietnam War and serves as a vital educational tool for promoting peace and understanding.

Monastery, army base, and infamous Soviet Gulag in the far Russian north.

This burial mound is said to be the final resting place of Russia's first Viking ruler, Oleg of Novogrod.

This whimsically named Vietnamese stream is closer to a walkway than a waterway.

These crumbling towers are some of the last remnants of a centuries-old Vietnamese culture.

A deadly ancient portal to the underworld.

Flames have been burning within this mountain for more than 2,500 years.

The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline.

The ruins of this prominent glass factory yield hidden treasures buried among the jungle floor.

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

An eerie abandoned gentlemen's club built for British officials during the colonial era.

Vast stretch of tide-pools with a unique Moroccan charm.

The oldest monument in Marrakesh and the city's only surviving example of Almoravid architecture.

The former home of Dutch anthropologist Bert Flint now houses a collection of Berber art and artifacts.

Hundreds of wooden coffins dangle from cliffs and caves in the Philippines.

Smoked mummies housed in mountainside caves.

This curious fresh and salt water lake holds a secret that draws in deep divers from around the world.

Giant money stones of Yap.

These ancient monoliths make up one of the largest archaeological sites in Palau.

An isolated dive site teeming with cnidarians.

This mile-wide crater high in the mountains of Indonesia is the largest gold mine in the world.

The unique design was created by the traditional way communal rice paddies were divided among the indigenous people.

These 40,000-year-old stenciled hands are older than the famous cave art in France and Spain.