Places Fabeldyret Wants to Go

The mummified relic of St. Antoninus.

This former Cyprus flight hub is now a crumbling, abandoned ghost complex.

An abandoned set from the 1980 film "Popeye," claimed and repurposed as a theme park by creative locals.

An 18-meter-long sarcophagus of a constantly growing dead prophet.

The trunk of this 700-year-old tree measures more than 60 feet around, making it the oldest and largest baobab in Sri Lanka.

Remains of military submarines built in secret jungle factories by the Tamil guerrillas' naval wing.

A neglected bell tower in modern Colombo is a symbol of the city's colonial past.

This space rocket-like Buddhist stupa sits atop two giant arches and can be seen from out at sea.

A massive fallen water tank bombed by the Tamil Tigers in the final stages of the long Sri Lankan Civil War.

This peaceful sanctuary is one of the oldest Buddhist temples in Colombo.

The first and only planetarium in Sri Lanka.

This Sri Lankan cemetery is the final resting place of sci-fi legend Sir Arthur C. Clarke.

This peaceful, round shrine in the middle of the Sri Lankan jungle acts as a beacon of peace.

This sacred fig tree with a link to the Buddha is one of the oldest human-planted trees in the world.

This 12,000 year old Iranian cave village has been continuously inhabited for over 3,000 years.

This lake in northwest Iran has started turning from green to red more frequently than scientists are comfortable with.

Iranian tombstones shaped like male and female sexual organs.

Leaking natural gas never stops burning on this hill, making it an infinite inferno.

Two Chinese dragons guard the caves of this medieval temple in Iran.

Hundreds of stones dangle from barren trees in the middle of the desert.

The hottest, driest, and most scenic desert on Earth.

Salt cured mummies continue to turn up in this Iranian mine.

Burial site of a Jewish prophet revered in Iran.

The tower in this 1,000-year-old mud-brick village seems to vibrate for no apparent reason.