Places DavidK Wants to Go

Once an indicator of social class, the color blue has come to define this city on the edge of the Thar Desert.

Popular tourist destination where witches in dark hats sell dried llama fetuses for good luck.

A seemingly endless landscape of pure salt stretches far across Bolivia.

An ancient stone fortress considered by many to be the eighth wonder of the world.

Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.

The haunting complex honors the millions of Ukrainians who died in the forced famine under Soviet rule.

This incredible Chinese theme park may be the largest bootleg in history.

The final resting place of the Hunkpapa Lakota leader Tatanka Iyotaka, commonly known by the English translation Sitting Bull.

This simple frog painting created by musician Daniel Johnston embodies the spirit of Austin.

The tallest statue in the world is twice the height of the Statue of Liberty.

The largest statue in the world towers at 420 feet high atop another 66 feet of pedestal.

A research lab and hands-on museum where visitors can experiment with retro technology.

The only Shinto shrine in Europe that has been officially sanctioned by Japan.

The oldest hotel in the world has been operated by the same family for over 1,300 years, even catering to samurai.

This dreamlike museum is filled with the works of an influential surrealist artist whose name you may have never heard.

Perfectly preserved ancient monastery in an impossibly dramatic location on a rocky island in the Atlantic.

Dinosaur eggs were first discovered at these fiery red cliffs.

A tiny park in the middle of some big power politics.

At a museum of everyday objects, it is the act of collecting that is really on display.

A few steps from the site of the Tlatelolco massacre, this museum tells the story of Mexico's 1968 student protests.

An art installation that will challenge your understanding of reality and perception.

A collection of incredible clay crafts, complete with earthen skeletons and mermaids.

An incredible collection of Mesoamerican art assembled by one of Mexico's great artists.

Beatlemania is still going strong... at least in Kazakhstan.