Places dapolzin Wants to Go

This gracefully curving formation looks like a massive wave that was suddenly turned to stone.

A castle hand-built by a Spanish dreamer in the Australian tropical jungle.

Australian Lake set aglow by Noctiluca Scintillans.

An abandoned railroad tunnel is now filled with bioluminescent bugs.

Once the path of a railway tunnel, now home to thousands of glowing insects.

The U.S. military dumped millions dollars worth of goods off a beach in Vanuatu, purely to spite the British and French.

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

This famed Silk Road oasis was one of the largest cities in the world before it was destroyed by a Mongol horde.

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

World's largest film studio, where visitors tour the decaying sets that litter the harsh desert environment.

Buddhist pilgrims journey to this sacred rock to leave offerings and have their wishes granted.

Mongolian Buddhists believe this monastery in the Gobi desert to be the center of the world's spiritual energy.

The ship that got left behind.

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

This grounded passenger jet is now a restaurant, complete with rows of seats and “flight attendant” servers.

This small roadside eatery exists in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres, as the equator runs right through it.

Dinosaur eggs were first discovered at these fiery red cliffs.

An institution dedicated to curiosity, logic, riddles, and Mongolia's long history of puzzles.

Two World War II aircraft lie within the jungle around this abandoned runway.

Local lore says a serpent-like beast lurks in the deep basin below the falls.

A scenic ravine with an astounding collection of rock art created by the Indigenous people of the Great Plains.

A lake at the bottom of the ocean.

A look into the Church of Scientology's deeply unfavorable view of psychiatry.

Once a year, at exactly 11:11 a.m., this monument comes to life.