Places daveschaaf Wants to Go

Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.

An ancient city exhumed from the depths of the ocean.

An ancient instrument used to measure the waters of the Nile so Egyptian farmers would know whether to expect famine or flood.

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.

Wondrous stalactites house thousands of bats in these African caves.

Giant aluminum tusks erected over the main thoroughfare to commemorate a visit by Queen Elizabeth II.

This wildlife trust is dedicated to orphaned elephant rescue and conservation.

This urban park is home to monkeys and a number of endangered plants.

The world’s largest permanent desert lake is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

This tourist village in Nairobi celebrates the traditional lifestyles and customs of Kenyan tribes.

Strange sandstone canyon known as the "place broken by itself."

Life and death are on parade at the most reliably perilous site of “the Great Migration.”

A salty cave excavated by elephants and the location of a deadly disease vector.

Get tall with nature's lankiest beasts and their warthog friends at this Kenyan preserve.

Located in Nairobi National Park, this animal orphanage is the oldest of its kind in Kenya.

Just outside of Nairobi lies a large estate surrounded by endangered Rothschild giraffes, who have been fed from the window by Mick Jagger and Walter Cronkite.

Located outside Medellín, this Colombian park focuses on conservation and sustainability.

Two identical statues by Fernando Botero, one blown to pieces in a terrorist bombing, the other donated as a gift for peace.

Outdoor escalators and art have helped change what was once a notoriously dangerous part of Medellín.

Storied crypts fill the most famous cemetery in Colombia.

The enormous appendage offers spectacular views of Colombia's Huila Department.

Colombia's biggest botanical garden contains plants from all across the country.

Known as the site of 'El Dorado,' this mysterious lake is rumored to hold gold beneath its waters.