Places inesgmartins Wants to Go

The magical, mossy forest that inspired 'Princess Mononoke.'

Once the most densely populated place in the world, this island is now a ghost town.

A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

Thanks to the building of a life-giving reservoir, part of the Great Wall of China is now a dive site.

Unique geological formations in China, featuring some suggestive shapes.

Rainbow-hued in the summer and crystalline in the winter, this salty lake has inspired battles, temples, and plenty of awe.

Where better to stay the night than inside a trio of ancient Chinese deities representing "the good life."

A cliff-hanging restaurant.

This working replica of the 'Friends' coffee shop is more accurate to the show than the set itself.

This Chinese museum proves that it's a watermelon world, we're all just living in it.

A complex and beautiful system of rice terraces covers a million acres over the mountains.

One of the world's largest ice festivals dazzles visitors for over a month with radiant sculptures and carvings.

A sacred mountaintop temple offers a fine cup of tea to visitors who can survive the journey.

Why walk on this historical site when you can zoom down instead?

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

This psychedelic tourist trap is a leisurely descent into madness.

These layered sandstone mountains in China look like they are made of pressed crayons.

A canvas of crops grow from vibrant red soil in this terraced farmland.

Intensely colorful calcite pools in Southern China.

This abandoned fishing settlement may well be the greenest village in the world.

This vertical pinnacle in China was the inspiration for the floating mountains in the movie “Avatar.”

A part of the world's largest marsh seems to be growing bright red Martian grass.