Beijing, China
The Forbidden City
The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Beijing, China
The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.
Zhangjiajie, China
This vertical pinnacle in China was the inspiration for the floating mountains in the movie “Avatar.”
Datong, China
A fifth-century temple improbably built into the side of a cliff.
Helsingborg, Sweden
From Coke II to Google Glass, this exhibit features some of the most spectacular commercial flops.
Brownsville, Tennessee
A restored, one-room African-American schoolhouse in the diva's hometown now preserves the legacy of its most famous student.
Bathurst, South Africa
The world's largest pineapple building honors Bathurst's favorite fruit.
Guatemala
Central America's deepest lake is actually a volcanic caldera, surrounded by three volcanoes.
Huara, Chile
One of the largest ancient geoglyphs in the world is a tall desert god used for predicting the weather.
Panueli, Solomon Islands
Megapodes incubate their eggs using the heat of an active volcano on this Pacific isle.
Vientiane, Laos
More than 200 statues filled with cryptic symbols give this park spot an aura of horror vacui fantasy.
Tambon Tha Kradan, Thailand
A limestone wonderland of water and subterranean secrets.
Siem Reap, Cambodia
A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.
Pushkar, India
There are millions of temples in India, but only one prominent temple dedicated to the Hindu creator god.
Civita, Italy
This quaint Italian town keeps losing ground as the sides of its plateau slowly erode.
Kyiv, Ukraine
340-foot statue built to honour the Heroes of the Soviet Union.
Padua, Italy
The oldest botanical garden in the world that technically isn't the oldest.
Kaneohe, Hawaii
An authentic replica of an Asian temple and garden hidden amongst the natural beauty of Hawai'i.
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Buddha shrines hide within dark tunnels at this unique forest temple.