Pyongyang, North Korea
Ideals of the North Korean Workers' Party Monument
A symbol of the Workers' Party of North Korea.
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Pyongyang, North Korea
Mansu Hill Grand Monument
A giant bronze monument to Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il is one of the most sacred sites in North Korea.
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Turkmenbashi's Land of Fairy Tales
An eccentric dictator's take on a Turkmen version of Disneyland.
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Wedding Palace
If you want to get married in the White Marble City of Ashgabat, you should do it in this surreal disco ball building.
Turkmenistan
The Gates of Hell
A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.
Kathmandu, Nepal
Swayambhunath Monkey Temple
Sacred Buddhist home of some spiritual monkeys.
Kathmandu, Nepal
Boudhanath Stupa
One of the largest Buddhist stupas in the world keeps an eye out in every direction.
Mazari Sharif, Afghanistan
Afghanistan's Blue Mosque
This magnificent blue mosque in Afghanistan is surrounded by thousands of white doves.
Lome, Togo
Akodessewa Fetish Market
The Voodoo Superstore of the world.
Marshall, Liberia
Monkey Island
After surviving decades of medical testing and civil wars, these chimpanzees were abandoned on their own islands.
Monrovia, Liberia
Liberian National Museum
A comprehensive museum dedicated to Africa's oldest modern republic.
Monrovia, Liberia
Abandoned Ducor Hotel
Empty since 1989, now falling into ruin.
Dakar, Senegal
Mosque of the Divinity
This unique religious structure is an architectural gem with arresting ocean views.
