Yamanouchi, Japan
Jigokudani Monkey Park
Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Yamanouchi, Japan
Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.
Koro, Mali
Annual rush for a sacred desert lake's fish stock.
Kathmandu, Nepal
Sacred Buddhist home of some spiritual monkeys.
Saint Blazey, England
The largest greenhouse in the world is home to over one million types of plants.
Berlin, Germany
An eerie, derelict amusement park in Berlin.
Curitiba, Brazil
Museum precariously perched on a massive yellow pillar.
Province de Tinghir, Morocco
One of the most spectacular canyons in the world.
Odesa, Ukraine
The largest catacomb system in the world.
Kemi, Finland
This fantastical icy castle is built anew every winter.
Kish, Iran
Hydraulic systems in an ancient underground Iranian city.
Isle of Staffa, Scotland
This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.
Petra District, Jordan
An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years and harbors many surprises.
Gran Sabana, Venezuela
This "floating island" plateau sits 7,671 feet above the forest floor.
Berlin, Germany
An abandoned NSA listening post on Berlin's "Devil's Mountain."
Fujinomiya-shi, Japan
A beautiful, dense forest in the shadow of Mount Fuji, with a tragic reputation.
Bylakuppe, India
The world's largest Tibetan refugee settlement.
Montenegro
A curious cave church carved into the face of a cliff.
Beijing, China
Beijing's World Park offers the excitement of international sites without the travel.
Hampi, India
The remains of what was, not so long ago, the world's largest city.
Kasukabe, Japan
The world's largest drain sits below the city of Kasukabe, Japan.
Kalabaka, Greece
Monasteries on rock pillars, once accessible only by frayed ropes.
Garni, Armenia
A geological oddity topped with a 2,000-year-old pagan temple.
Lalibela, Ethiopia
An Ethiopian "Jerusalem" featuring a church hewn out of a single rock.
Stra, Italy
A complex, nine-layer maze on the grounds of a Venetian doge's playground.