Places breaingram Wants to Go

A colorful piece of contemporary art cheerfully clashes with Lyon's historical architecture.

A Buddha-filled cave that is named after a giant monster spider.

A series of tiny artificial islands rich with produce bob atop the surface of the lake.

A vast, otherworldly collection of Buddhist stupas.

Caves full of Buddhist statues, incredible rock formations and a deserted lagoon.

Lunar landscape, a mud volcano and bizarre rock formations.

On the Pakistan-India border the militaries perform an elaborate theater of aggression each and every night.

The place that allegedly inspired James Hilton's depiction of Shangri-La.

Tibetan-influenced mountain fortress in Northern Pakistan.

A place as enchanting as the journey to reach it is harrowing.

This abandoned palace and the stupas around it conceal beautiful Buddhist frescoes, statues, and silk paintings.

This ancient burial mound is accessed by an impressive Greek-built archway.

The saltiest lake in all of Crimea is also the pinkest of the pink and teeming with life.

The ancient ruins of an extinguished city amidst the bustle of a modern one.

One of the cave cities of Crimea, built by the Goths in the sixth century.

Over 300 wood sculptures depicting characters from Slavic, Greek and Western folk tales fill this magical garden.

One of the windiest peaks in Crimea is home to an incredible set of cable bridges.

This magnificent Crimean estate was once a playground of the Russian elite.

A castle perched precariously over the Crimean Sea.

One of the holiest Shi'i shrines in Iran honors the life and death of a learned noblewoman who became a saint.

The fire inside this temple has burned for more than 1,500 years.

Two Chinese dragons guard the caves of this medieval temple in Iran.

One of Yemen’s oldest and most beautiful mosques was named for the incredible, historical queen buried inside it.

A nearly abandoned Jewish settlement perched atop a hill in the heart of Yemen.