Places ArchaeArtist Wants to Go

A part of the world's largest marsh seems to be growing bright red Martian grass.

A canvas of crops grow from vibrant red soil in this terraced farmland.

Former host to the World Elephant Polo Championships.

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

Last stop before the top of the highest peak in the world.

Natural rock formations resembling monks in hats inspire folk legends.

Tracking the 1,500-year history of Korea's star cabbage.

Asia's largest limestone cave is home to a world of plastic goblins and gold mining history.

A thriving artist's wonderland located just 6 kilometers from Korea's DMZ.

One man and his wife have turned a barren Korean island into a fantastical botanical wonderland.

A theme park made of glass, from the gleaming books on the shelves to the crystal fish in the mirror lake.

Nicknamed Kazakhstan's Grand Canyon, this natural wonder lies east of Almaty near the Chinese border.

Avenue of trees planted by cosmonauts before their space departures.

Mysterious spherical rocks in the semi-desert of western Kazakhstan.

Iconic pyramid from famed British architect Norman Foster designed to represent all of the world's religious faiths.

The lovely lake that was naturally dammed, then naturally destroyed, then unnaturally saved.

Granny Smiths and Fujis can both be traced back to Kazakhstan, where apples still grow wild.

This Peruvian canyon is filled with geometric salt pools that have been being harvested since the Incan empire.

Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.

One of the world's largest salt caves is filled with fragile salt sculptures, salt rivers, and huge salt megadomes.

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

A salty cave excavated by elephants and the location of a deadly disease vector.

This salt marsh in Southern France is as pink as the flamingos that inhabit it.

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