Places Donna McColl Wants to Go

A lavish 16th-century mansion filled with spectacular staircases, fantastic frescoes, and gorgeous gardens.

Mythological depictions of Laos’ national animal make this cave sacred.

The largest hydroelectric project in Laos created this eerie landscape.

Villagers have recycled bomber fuel tanks from the Vietnam War and turned them into very, very strong boats.

Giant Buddhas carved into sandstone walls line this Laotian motorbike route.

A boat ride through utter darkness, lit only by headlamps, reveals an emerald green pool locals believe is sacred.

A collaboration of art and ornithology mourns the calls of Sydney's lost birds.

These mountain hot springs have seen power struggles, doomed romances, and a generalissimo's attempted escape from mutiny.

Bathe in these natural hot springs located high in the Andes Mountains.

This Turkish cave boasts some rather bizarre associations with the King of Mount Olympus.

The cave holds a spectacular array of stalactites and stalagmites, including one shaped like a giant human heart.

This neon lit Georgian cave claims to hold the boulder Prometheus was chained to.

Visitors to this museum will find architectural oddities, an art gallery, and an unlikely bird sanctuary.

This sacred cave temple is home to thousands of bats and according to legend, a giant snake king.

This house of worship in the Arctic Circle is shaped like an igloo.

A famous hotel houses an impression collection of mini dioramas and giant doll houses.

This 820-foot-high spiral ramp is a walkway to the sky.

An operating lighthouse from the 1860s.

This stately Victorian-era burial ground overlooking the Pacific Ocean is home to the graves of some of British Columbia's most famous figures.

This narrow Ghent alleyway is an officially sanctioned street art tunnel.

A narrow passage next to a cafe leads to a courtyard exploding with murals, tags, and paste-ups.

These public toilets are a work of art.

This steel sculpture made from a recycled crane towers above a former shipyard.

A museum pays tribute to the glass-making industry of Sunderland.