Places gwenleif Wants to Go

Stunning wetlands ablaze with pink lotus flowers.

Wee (and not so wee) footprints that insects and reptiles of the Paleozoic Era left behind.

Not one, not two, but three natural bridges remain in this captivating spot post-sinkhole.

This 30-foot pile of rocks may be the grave of a mythological Irish queen.

A tiny microvalley etched into the side of Knocknarea Mountain hides another world.

The corpse bride of Portugal.

The ancient settlement attracts tourists from all over looking to learn about the Chinese vision of the afterlife.

Hundreds of wooden coffins dangle from cliffs and caves in the Philippines.

Smoked mummies housed in mountainside caves.

For those with no fear of heights: a skywalk 4,700 feet up on a Chinese mountain.

A total of 999 stairs lead visitors through a massive hole in a mountain known as the Gateway to Heaven.

Unique geological formations in China, featuring some suggestive shapes.

Five mile wide circular ring of rock in the Russian Far East is a curious geological oddity.

Thousands of locks professing undying devotion line the metal chains of Lotus Peak.

The Yonaguni Monument, a natural formation or the Japanese Atlantis?

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

One of Japan's most famous sights, the bridge was originally built in 1673.

This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

Hanging over one of Japan’s “hidden valleys,” these vine bridges must be remade every three years.

A collection of objects supposedly singed by the hands of souls in purgatory.

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

A black cat protests the City Guild in Riga's Old Town.

The Cimetière des Chiens et Autres Animaux Domestiques is one of the oldest pet cemeteries in the world.