Vientiane, Laos
Wat Dane Soung Jungle Temple
An ancient jungle temple carved into a rocky overhang of the Dane Soung Plateau.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Vientiane, Laos
An ancient jungle temple carved into a rocky overhang of the Dane Soung Plateau.
Rajsamand, India
The second-longest continuous wall on the planet protects a hidden secret in the deserts of India.
Rochester, New York
An old dining hall now serves up ghost stories for lusty locals.
Cefalù, Italy
Where Aleister Crowley taught magick in "La Chambre Des Cauchemars," his "Chamber of Nightmares."
Terrassa, Spain
This chest hospital with a dark, haunted past serves as a fitting set for horror films and a paradise for ghost hunters.
Casma District, Peru
A remarkable geological formation resembling a forest made of stone.
Brooklyn, New York
Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.
Merida, Venezuela
Shop the world's largest number of ice cream flavors, ranging from delightful to downright bizarre.
New York, New York
Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Amsterdam's Red Light District leaves little to the imagination.
Malakwa, British Columbia
An old world fairytale-land with over 350 fairy folk figurines hidden amongst 800 year old cedars.
Hương Thủy, Vietnam
An extravagant monument to an extravagantly unpopular Emperor.
Seoul, South Korea
A chilling monument to Korean patriots who resisted the Japanese occupation.
Mandalay, Myanmar
A grand example of 19th century Burmese teak architecture, and the most significant of Mandalay's historic buildings.
Shiraz, Iran
Named after a legendary garden called Eram in southern Arabia, built by order of Shaddad, an Arab king who wanted to compete with Paradise.
Ellicott City, Maryland
Remnants of a storybook amusement park hidden behind a strip mall.
Callanna, Australia
Not a single witness can attest to the creation of the world's largest geoglyph.
Reserve Jangal Masrur Joni-I, India
15 monolithic temples emulate an eroding sand castle.
Taos, New Mexico
A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.
Kunene Region, Namibia
Ancient artists in the middle of nowhere.
Naalehu, Hawaii
A beach made of semi-precious green sand on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi.
Itaewon-ro, South Korea
Home to more than 13,000 pieces of war memorabilia and military equipment.
Zhangjiajie, China
A total of 999 stairs lead visitors through a massive hole in a mountain known as the Gateway to Heaven.
Bodhgaya, India
Siddhartha Gautama sat here and received enlightenment.