Places denycia Wants to Go

This hilltop warren of monastic dwellings is the result of centuries worth of Mongol attacks.

A startling, centuries-old subterranean marvel hides in plain sight.

This peaceful Sikh gurudwara serves around 50,000 free meals every day within its gilded walls.

This otherworldly palace-mausoleum complex is the stuff eternal dreams are made of.

More than half of this Indian palace is drowned but it looks all the more spectacular for it.

Centuries-old bridges grown from tangled roots.

The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.

Thousands of exquisitely carved stone water storage wells, hundreds of stone steps fill this exquisite medieval stepwell.

Rock-cut caves and 7,000 Buddhist sculptures carved into the nearly sheer face of a sandstone mountain.

Snow-capped peaks, colorful waterfalls and stunning vistas on the edge of the Himalayas.

A complex and beautiful system of rice terraces covers a million acres over the mountains.

Not one, not two, but three natural bridges remain in this captivating spot post-sinkhole.

Intensely colorful calcite pools in Southern China.

This vertical pinnacle in China was the inspiration for the floating mountains in the movie “Avatar.”

A part of the world's largest marsh seems to be growing bright red Martian grass.

More than 100 Hindu temples are slowly being swallowed by the forest.

This Cambodian riverbed is covered in ancient Hindu carvings both above and below the waters.

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.

Mysterious hillside with a continuously burning natural fire.

A symbol of Islam in oil-rich Brunei.

This giant Buddha statue has 125,000 smaller Buddhas hidden inside it.

The small cliffside monastery known as the Tiger's Nest is said to be the meditation site of an 8th-century Buddhist master.

This colorful palace is an oasis of calm amid the hustle and bustle of the Buriganga riverfront.

This magnificent blue mosque in Afghanistan is surrounded by thousands of white doves.