Goldendale, Washington
Maryhill Museum and Stonehenge
A French chateau, failed utopian community, odd museum, and Stonehenge replica in rural Washington State.
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Friday Harbor, Washington
Afterglow Vista
This family mausoleum is steeped in symbolism and looks more like a fantasy location than a grave.
Permanently Closed
Shelton, Washington
Vance Creek Viaduct
The second tallest railway trestle bridge in America.
Vashon, Washington
Vashon Island Bike Tree
A bike being "eaten" by a tree is the real Vashon legend behind popular children's book, "Red Ranger Came Calling."
Ransom Canyon, Texas
Robert Bruno’s Steel House
A wacky, UFO-shaped house in a suburban neighborhood.
Grindavík, Iceland
Blue Lagoon
Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant
Panjin Shi, China
Red Beach
A part of the world's largest marsh seems to be growing bright red Martian grass.
Datong, China
Hanging Temple of Hengshan
A fifth-century temple improbably built into the side of a cliff.
Shengshan Island, China
Houtouwan
This abandoned fishing settlement may well be the greenest village in the world.
Beijing, China
The Forbidden City
The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.
Qujing, China
Luoxiagou
A canvas of crops grow from vibrant red soil in this terraced farmland.
Zhangjiajie, China
Tianmen Shan
A total of 999 stairs lead visitors through a massive hole in a mountain known as the Gateway to Heaven.
Aba, China
Huanglong Travertine Pools
Intensely colorful calcite pools in Southern China.
Luoyang, China
Longmen Grottoes
The field of tiny caves that mark this Chinese cliffside are each their own historic Buddhist temple.
Weinan, China
Huashan Temple
A sacred mountaintop temple offers a fine cup of tea to visitors who can survive the journey.
Pingdingshan Shi, China
Spring Temple Buddha
The largest statue in the world towers at 420 feet high atop another 66 feet of pedestal.
Weinan, China
Huashan Mountain
A harrowing trail up a mile-high mountain.
Iceland
Námafjall
In Northeastern Iceland lies something of an oxymoron: a steaming desert.
Zhangye Shi, China
Mati Si
Monks turned this mountain into a temple by digging grottoes, tunnels, and a huge pagoda-like hall.
Ushiku, Japan
Ushiku Daibutsu: The Great Buddha of Ushiku
The third-tallest statue in the world depicts the "Buddha of Infinite Light," complete with observation deck in his chest.
Mawlamyine, Myanmar
Win Sein Taw Ya
The world's largest reclining Buddha, the Giant Buddha of Mudon.
Meishan, China
Golden Summit Temple
A golden temple atop a sacred mountain, known for its giant effigy of the revered Pu Xian.
Zhangjiajie, China
Zhangjiajie Glass Bridge
The latest in a series of long glass bridges suspended at terrifying heights.
Yueyang, China
Haohan Qiao — "Brave Men's Bridge"
At nearly 1,000 feet long, this astonishing glass suspension bridge is one of the longest in the world.
