Places ERuler39 Wants to Go

A castle hand-built by a Spanish dreamer in the Australian tropical jungle.

This monument marks where the exact middle of the world used to be.

It took 28 years to build this massive statue of the Hindu god Vishnu riding a mythical bird.

This massive complex is made up of hundreds of smaller temples that date back to the ninth century.

A palace-fortress ruin in Indonesia complete with legends of two magical tigers, eight bathing angels, and a wish-granting cannon.

These broken shards of ancient ruin may hide an ancient pyramid.

A small museum full of giant effigies of Bali's demons and monsters.

These 40,000-year-old stenciled hands are older than the famous cave art in France and Spain.

Sacred waters rescued from the wrath of a volcano.

One of the largest bamboo bridges in Asia, located right next to a bamboo school.

This Sumatran root bridge took almost 30 years to knit itself together.

The name of this ancient Indonesian temple translates as "Elephant Cave" but it could be more accurately called "The Hellmouth."

A sprawling nature preserve harbors the world's only living dragons.

Bali's remote "gateway to heaven" is one of the most sacred places on the island.

Isolated atop this Balinese sea crag is a lovely Hindu temple that is said to be guarded by sea snakes.

Ancient images hide within the park's caves.

These underground shelters dug by the Japanese during World War II later helped Timor-Leste achieve its independence.

This fort dates back to 1588 and was colonized by the Portuguese, Dutch, and English and sits prominently on the Indian Ocean where azure water lap the coast.

This ancient cave temple complex is the largest and best-preserved temple complex in Sri Lanka.

These abandoned ruins in the middle of Jaffna have withstood centuries of tumultuous power struggles.

This palatial, 99-doored Colonial mansion is a marvel of architectural fusion.

An ancient temple to the Hindu god Shiva surrounded by jaw-dropping scenery.

To gaze upon the visage of Sri Lanka's biggest Buddha, one must first pass through the Tunnel of Hell.

Seven beautiful 1,000-year-old rock-cut Buddhist statues.