Places ComradeChocobo Wants to Go

Far from the shore, this sandy victim of the Skeleton Coast looks like it was plopped in the middle of the desert.

Ten shipwreck-shaped chalets lie along the sand dunes on Namibia’s Skeleton Coast.

One man’s collection of photography books has transformed into a charming exhibition space.

Fabulous formations, weird and wonderful wildlife.

The centuries-old trees lining both sides of this dirt road may become Madagascar's first natural monument.

This historic hotel on Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs National Park has a storied history of gangsters and baseball greats.

The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.

Known as "The People's Park," this verdant oasis is home to elephants and villagers alike.

Spanning over 10,000 square miles, this ancient salt pan is one of the largest on the planet.

An enchanting rocky island of scraggly baobabs surrounded by an ancient sea and sprawling salt pans.

This ancient city—home to nine civilizations—is soon to be buried under 200 feet of water.

An ancient church on a tiny island covered in stone bible stories has controversially been turned into a museum.

Standing proud atop a Turkish bluff, this Ottoman palace has retained its grandeur despite being abandoned for centuries.

An abused and forgotten metropolis, abandoned for centuries.

Unfinished monument to peace between Turkey and Armenia, long divided by a dispute over genocide.

A Turkish monastery tucked into a cliff wall.

Miraculous vase predicts the future at this Tibetan Buddhist site in the Himalayas.

World's largest cave was only discovered in 1991, and now offers tours to the public.

An extravagant monument to an extravagantly unpopular Emperor.

Vietnam's feral abandoned water park offers access to a post-apocalyptic funscape, now with fewer crocodiles.

Giant pagoda houses the car that drove Thích Quảng Đức to his death by self-immolation.

In this Borneo cave, it's not the thousands of bats you need to worry about, it's the blankets of roaches.

The highest bridge in Myanmar was once the tallest railway bridge in the world.

You can walk up Thailand’s naturally non-slip waterfall.