Cotonou, Benin
Ganvie Lake Village
Africa's Venice on stilts.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Cotonou, Benin
Africa's Venice on stilts.
Sur Lípez, Bolivia
This red lake 4,000 meters above sea level is home to rare flamingos.
Reserve Jangal Masrur Joni-I, India
15 monolithic temples emulate an eroding sand castle.
Tarragona, Spain
Stunning Roman aqueduct used for 1900 years and still standing.
Pristina, Kosovo
A futuristic, brutalist masterpiece that is also strangely prison-like.
Kampung Lupak Luas, Brunei
Ferdinand Magellan dubbed the world's largest water village the "Venice of the East."
Sucre, Venezuela
Massive sinkholes on a mountain in one of the most remote places in Venezuela.
La Paz, Bolivia
Bolivia's needle-like rock formations.
Artesina, Italy
Giant, pink stuffed rabbit on an Italian mountain.
Al-Chibayish, Iraq
Giant reed houses made in the marshes of Southern Iraq.
Canfranc, Spain
Abandoned Nazi train station turned underground astroparticle laboratory.
Ngong Ping, Hong Kong
Climb to the top of the world's largest seated bronze Buddha.
Barcelona, Spain
Week-long block party becomes a competition for the best decorated street.
Page, Arizona
A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.
Aba, China
Intensely colorful calcite pools in Southern China.
Qujing, China
A canvas of crops grow from vibrant red soil in this terraced farmland.
Ziyang, China
Snow-capped peaks, colorful waterfalls and stunning vistas on the edge of the Himalayas.
Manazan, Turkey
Naturally protected city carved from a rock face.
Mersin Province, Turkey
Mediterranean castle on a tiny Turkish island.
Kyiv, Ukraine
340-foot statue built to honour the Heroes of the Soviet Union.
Predjama, Slovenia
Castle and secret tunnel withstood a siege until its owner was killed by the Holy Roman Empire, while sitting on the toilet.
Norway
Norway's chilly all ice-instrument festival.
Zhangjiajie, China
A total of 999 stairs lead visitors through a massive hole in a mountain known as the Gateway to Heaven.
Udachny, Russia
An unused hyberbolic electricity pylon kept as architectural monument.