Places educatorclaire Wants to Go

A bizarre collection of gifts to North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il from the despots of the world.

North Korea's massive "hotel of doom."

This abandoned-looking amusement park is frighteningly open for business.

A Himalayan monastery claims to have a piece of a centuries-old abominable snowman.

A mysterious phallic rock on the grounds of a Buddhist monastery.

Dinosaur eggs were first discovered at these fiery red cliffs.

The grassy landscape is home to the world's last truly wild horses.

A huge communist-era propaganda monument and mural that offers stunning views of the Mongolian capital.

Enormous statue of the Emperor of the Mongols.

Fine dining 20 feet below the surface in the Indian Ocean.

Self-mutilation in the name of beauty.

The oldest museum in Borneo is a cornucopia of rare taxidermy and human skulls.

Malaysia's floating mosque.

These jagged limestone blades cut out through the canopy of the jungles of Borneo.

One of the largest caverns in the world has a maw large enough to stack cathedrals in.

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

A mysterious, hidden cluster of Buddha sculptures carved into the rocks.

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

Buried in the Laos jungle is a sanctuary for bears that would have otherwise been milked to death by poachers.

Thousands of effigies of Buddha watch from caves set high above a legendary river, plus whiskey.

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

Believed to have once stored either human remains or rice wine, thousands of mysterious stone jars lie in ruin.

This tiered waterfall is so pretty it may cause visitors to cry tears of their own.

An unusual monument to a gentle giant who became a Kyrgyz hero.