Places ckoohle Wants to Go

This penis-focused monastery is dedicated to Buddhism's "Divine Madman."

The small sanctuaries lie just off the beaten path near one of Bhutan's most famous attractions.

This giant Buddha statue has 125,000 smaller Buddhas hidden inside it.

The legendary cliffside castle of three-time Voivode of Wallachia, Vlad the Impaler.

This fairy-tale castle would make Dracula (who is said to have been imprisoned there) jealous.

This massive underground salt mine now holds a sci-fi theme park in its depths.

A medieval church built up to defend its village.

This elaborately decorated, fairytale-like Romanian royal palace is one of the most striking castles in Europe.

Terrifically morbid cemetary and site of famous Paracelsus' grave.

A huge communist-era propaganda monument and mural that offers stunning views of the Mongolian capital.

Enormous statue of the Emperor of the Mongols.

The oldest Buddhist monastery in Mongolia has survived centuries of invasions, political shifts, and religious purges.

A mysterious phallic rock on the grounds of a Buddhist monastery.

The grassy landscape is home to the world's last truly wild horses.

A striking 12th-century-style castle built on the edge of a cliff.

A French valley with forests so lush it was nicknamed "the Small Amazonia of the Pyrenees."

An eclectic sculpture park rises atop a giant pile of ashes in Sweden.

This plot of old-growth forest is the largest surviving remnant of New York City's original woodland.

A Nevada mining boomtown that ran out of silver and luck.

Where the writer penned his famous story about a jumping frog.

The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.

These 20-foot jaw bones honor a time when the leviathan bones were a sign that whalers survived the hunt.

A haunting deserted hotel is a favorite with artists and photographers.

A stunning 18th-century site where pilgrims ascend by a series of punishing stairs only to return via funicular.