Alxa, China
Booming Dunes of Badain Jaran Desert
The tallest stationary dunes on Earth also happen to sing.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Alxa, China
The tallest stationary dunes on Earth also happen to sing.
Wales
This lonely cast-iron structure is the only wave-washed lighthouse of its kind left in all of Britain.
Nervesa della Battaglia, Italy
Hidden in an Italian forest is a completely homemade amusement park that has taken a lifetime to create.
West Bay, Cayman Islands
Send a postcard while vacationing with Satan.
Karuizawa, Japan
Children's literature inside, forest all around.
Cape Town, South Africa
An abandoned water park overtaken by the dunes.
Snagov Island, Romania
This solitary monastery may hold the remains of Vlad the Impaler (but probably not).
Nevada City, California
A watering hole where the options for seating include a bar, patio, or subterranean cave.
Klevan, Ukraine
This beautiful natural train tunnel is said to grant the wishes of visiting lovebirds.
Liberty, New York
This once luxurious Catskills resort is now a haunting ruin.
Syracuse, Italy
Italian cave with exceptional acoustics and an unsavory history.
Austin, Texas
A grove of colossal man-made flowers built to collect the sun's rays.
Cape Town, South Africa
This African beach is home to thousands of rare mainland penguins that are known for their annoying voice.
Lourdes, France
Beneath the city of Lourdes, France is a massive, concrete church.
Great Malvern, England
The world's smallest commercial theater is set up in what was once a urinal for Victorian men.
Zhangjiajie, China
For those with no fear of heights: a skywalk 4,700 feet up on a Chinese mountain.
Cervantes, Australia
Alien rock formations grown from the sands of an Australian national park.
Wanaka, New Zealand
New Zealand's epic shrine to all things puzzling.
Shanghai, China
The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline.
Kilkenny, Ireland
A collection of housewares from recent Irish history adjoined by a tower from ancient Irish history.
Hong Kong
The world's longest outdoor covered escalator system transports commuters through Hong Kong's hilly terrain.
Ordos, China
It seems that the residents of of this megalopolis suddenly vanished, but they were never actually there.
Kaleüçağız Köyü, Turkey
A mysterious ancient cemetery with Roman sarcophagi and Lycian inscriptions.
Estonia
A decommissioned submarine base makes a great space for graffiti art.