Places bintopo Wants to Go

An island in the middle of a lake, in the middle of a volcano, in the middle of a bigger lake, in the middle of a bigger island, in an archipelago, in the Pacific Ocean.

Five miles of underground river link lake to ocean.

This eerie abandoned building with a dark history is said to be one of the most haunted places in the Philippines.

This market built by German prisoners of war is made of local stones.

The only such mummy that remains accessible to the public.

Some locals believe the fabled lost gold of General Yamashida is hiding somewhere beneath the city.

Just off the road outside Baguio, a gigantic lion's head carved into a mountain greets those driving by.

Hues of distinctive blue to bluish-green color the slopes of these hills.

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

The ominously named cave is home to some remarkable ancient art.

The world's most remote airport.

A volcanic crater that visitors can look inside.

A moai decorated with the depiction of a European ship.

The largest stone moai on Rapa Nui.

This large round boulder is said to emit spiritual power, but it may just be magnets.

In the Middle Ages, villagers would sound this stone trumpet to boost fertility and coax fish to shore.

This was once the center of the Birdman cult, and is now a World Heritage Site.

A tribute to the statues of Easter Island along Route 66.

The ruins of the "20-year town" lay out among the mountains of Alberta.

Canada's subterranean Cold War museum has doubled as a movie set.

A flying saucer has landed for good in the middle of a tiny Canadian town.

A 190-year-old water-powered sawmill brought back to life by retirees who refused to let pioneer ingenuity gather dust.

A unique 3-D sculpture based on Rene Magritte’s “The Red Model.”

A crumbling cathedral condemned by an earthquake.