Places aRedLetterLife Wants to Go

A sparkling sandstone cliffside that's worth a visit while it still exists.

Microscopic fossils suggest Australia may be the birthplace of sulphur-based life forms.

A stray meteor left this picturesque hole in the Australian outback.

A clear example of the process of erosion in action.

The tallest sea cliffs on the Southern Hemisphere are a climber's worst nightmare.

A massive stairway that almost wasn't leads to one of Australia's most scenic vistas.

Nature is leading a successful mutiny on this century-old freighter.

Australian Lake set aglow by Noctiluca Scintillans.

A bronze kitty adorns the grave of the polar explorer who brought the original feline to the Antarctic.

A black cat protests the City Guild in Riga's Old Town.

A century-old tradition has culminated in a small but singular collection of feline effigies.

One New Hampshire alleyway has become home to a public gallery of feline art.

A pair of pure white felines guard the entrance to a spot of California real estate established as an artist's haven.

A beautiful mountaintop mausoleum devoted to a Montenegrin icon can't seem to make everyone happy.

At 929 pounds and 26 feet tall, this stainless steel fork can only be used by the likes of King Kong.

A tower-like theater in the Swiss Alps built to withstand the high winds and avalanches of the mountain pass.

A once-thriving hotel in the Swiss Alps couldn't compete with climate change.

The steepest classic funicular in the world glides along a dizzying incline.

This lovely little bridge hidden in a Switzerland gorge is essentially a fairytale.

Left by the Devil, an ancient quarry or just plain old erosion, this enigmatic rock pillar rises 28 feet from the hillside.

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.

Extremely isolated Silk Road caravanserai in the middle of nowhere.

These crumbling Latvian forts make for some haunting seaside ruins.

Bizarrely shaped rock formations in northwest Bulgaria come with equally bizarre legends.