Places durenoir Wants to Go

The painted and decorated towers of this Hindu shrine were once the tallest structures in one of the oldest cities in India.

This experimental utopian "city of the future" in rural India may hold a dark secret.

Modest by day, illuminated majestically at sunset.

This peaceful Sikh gurudwara serves around 50,000 free meals every day within its gilded walls.

More than half of this Indian palace is drowned but it looks all the more spectacular for it.

According to Hindu belief, this shallow island chain was created by a god with an army of monkeys.

Known as the most scenic route in Sri Lanka, this train line is steeped in history and offers an unparalleled view of the country.

Once thought to be the Garden of Eden it holds a holy footprint claimed to belong to Adam, Buddha and Shiva.

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

This dazzlingly turquoise mountain lake was created in the wake of a natural disaster.

This lost city belongs to one of the earliest civilizations in the world.

India’s only Brain Museum displays over 200 fascinating ways that your brain might kill you.

Sacred Indian temple that’s all monkey business.

The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.

Once where royalty entertained guests, this opulent table is now one of the longest in the world.

Centuries ago, red and white wine poured from the statue's breasts whenever a new Venetian ruler was elected.

A space dedicated to contemporary art and culture, co-chaired by fashion icon Miuccia Prada.

A lover's walk between hilltop towns, decorated with graffiti love notes.

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

Medieval torture techniques with a modern conscience.

This winding road through an Italian canyon may be the most scenic drive in the world.

Virgil's many-mouthed gateway to the underworld.

Dramatic sea stacks adorn the coast of this small village on the Adriatic coast.

The world's most active stratovolcano is almost always erupting.