Places hymeneinstein Wants to Go

Three wildly colorful calderas top this otherworldly volcano chain.

Once home to Komodo dragons, this island dreamscape has a rare combination of white, pink, and black sand beaches.

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

This tiny lake temple dedicated to a water goddess seems to float on the surface.

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

Hindu temple of the dead home to hundreds of long-tailed macaques.

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

This Himalayan airport provides one of the most difficult landings in the world.

This penis-focused monastery is dedicated to Buddhism's "Divine Madman."

This giant Buddha statue has 125,000 smaller Buddhas hidden inside it.

The small cliffside monastery known as the Tiger's Nest is said to be the meditation site of an 8th-century Buddhist master.

A piece of India inside a piece of Bangladesh inside a piece of India inside a piece of Bangladesh.

Ancient and modern architecture are joined in Louis Kahn's monument to democracy.

Where giant ships go to die.

Only the foundation remains of the rest stop building that was hit by three large tsunami waves, killing 47 visitors.

A Sri Lankan tea factory's ironic take on the Los Angeles landmark.

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

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

This elaborate temple was built around one of the Buddha's teeth.

Spend the night inside a two-story elephant villa.

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

A Bohemian "anti-hotel" offers off-kilter stays in Sri Lanka.

The ruins of this old church are slowing sinking into the sand.

One of the few places where inexperienced snorkelers can spot a shark.