Places Donna McColl Wants to Go

Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.

Breathtaking Byzantine paintings cover the inside of this 12th-century church.

A fifth-century temple improbably built into the side of a cliff.

A Buddhist temple to honor insects that died for science.

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.

Holy Hindu shrine in an enormous, monkey-filled limestone cavern.

Poland's oldest salt mine has nearly everything one needs to live underground forever.

An underground city of salt.

An Akita-themed facility modeled after the old Shibuya Station, erected in honor of Hachiko, a famously loyal dog.

A monument dedicated to a lone, brave invader.

These two 15th-century metal rods allowed people to check if they were swindled or not.

Vienna's underworld of tunnels and subterranean rivers made an iconic appearance in a 1949 Orson Welles film.

One of the world's largest salt caves is filled with fragile salt sculptures, salt rivers, and huge salt megadomes.

This remote British Imperial telegraph relay outpost drove men insane.

A faithful reproduction of Al-Jazari's enormous water clock.

This futuristic building is yet another architectural wonder in Dubai.

Nepal is home to the world’s tallest Shiva statue.

This representation of Lord Vishnu is the largest stone sculpture in Nepal.

Look up as you explore Baku’s old town to find a monument to the local feline population.

The site where Sakyamuni Buddha first met his father after achieving enlightenment.

An enormous white temple that honors the birthplace of a Hindu goddess.

This memorial honors a village that was destroyed during a 2015 earthquake.

This park in Nagarkot boasts one of the best views in all of Nepal.

A colorful gateway to a historic neighborhood.