Places csterchi Wants to Go

A desert that rolls right up to the ocean, where it's so dry animals live off the fog.

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

The historic cave is both a symbol of superstition and black magic and inspired one of the early Christian converts in Botswana.

Few people have ever heard of, let alone visited, one of Turkmenistan’s most impressive natural attractions.

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

An ancient fortified mound raised over the millennia from settlements built one on top of the other.

Celebrated as a center of civilization, the remains of the ancient city have been nearly destroyed by greed, egoism, and war.

Legend says this remote, “bottomless” lake was created by a curse.

This picturesque island graveyard is the final resting place of dozens of notorious pirates.

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

This dramatic sea spire is home to the world's rarest insect and is part of the lost continent of Zealandia.

Fabulous formations, weird and wonderful wildlife.

This amazing ancient cave was kept secret for seven years to protect it from the public.

These Great Lakes sea caves accessible by boat in the summer turn into temples of ice reachable by foot in the winter.

A mysterious light in the wood, rumoured to be the the ghost of a railroad brakeman.

A 1,500-year-old ghost settlement is slowly fading away.

One of the oldest and largest castles in the world.

Picturesque basketball courts sheltered by historical defensive walls and with an enviable sea view.

Have tea in a cemetery with a dazzling view of Istanbul.

Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.

A sophisticated astronomical tower built by one of the greatest Persian scholars of the Islamic Golden Age.

This cavernous swimming spot doubles as a home to the largest known colony of bats in Central Asia.

A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.

An eccentric dictator's take on a Turkmen version of Disneyland.