Places babewithclaws Wants to Go

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.

Every autumn, this hillside is ablaze with red summer cypress.

Part modern art project, part traditional chapel, this see-through church is only substantial from the right angle.

Breathtakingly blue walls shimmer inside the "Glacier Behind the Town."

Bioluminescent firefly squid light up this Japanese fishing port.

Stunning wetlands ablaze with pink lotus flowers.

Iran's colorful terraces are a rare geological masterpiece.

This scalding hot river was thought to be a myth until one geoscientist made it his quest to study the mystical waters.

Constant erosion has created a surreal landscape of bleached and preserved fallen trees.

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.

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

This red lake 4,000 meters above sea level is home to rare flamingos.

Roman ruins top white travertine terraces formed by ancient hot springs.

Walk in the footsteps of the gods and straddle two tectonic plates.

A island reachable by a causeway at low tide is possibly one of the earliest Western European locations to be identified in text.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

A technicolor place of worship for Elevationists.

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

A remote candy-striped mountain in the Peruvian Andes straight out of the pages of Dr. Seuss.

Thirty creepy ghosts now inhabit this decaying 14th-century church.

The centuries-old trees lining both sides of this dirt road may become Madagascar's first natural monument.

A beautiful, dense forest in the shadow of Mount Fuji, with a tragic reputation.

This garden is very fertile.

The once forbidden "secret cabinet" of erotic art from excavations of Pompeii and Herculaneum.