Places Ju An Wants to Go

Brace yourself for the slowest, scariest, most spectacular drive, down the Drakensberg Escarpment.

A South African bar inside a hollowed out 6,000-year-old Baobab.

Unexplained bald patches in the landscape grow and recede over time, as though they are somehow alive.

Nature’s skyscraper launches out of the terrain with attitude.

Napoleon’s home in exile, decorated with poisonous wallpaper.

One of the world’s largest and deepest freshwater springs, where mastodons once roamed.

This fairytale-inspired cottage was created by a university literature professor.

A charming Amazigh village carved into a mountaintop.

Hidden in a secluded Greek cove is a pristine beach marred only by the rusting smuggler's hulk stranded on its shores.

The world's most active stratovolcano is almost always erupting.

The forbidden island of the Tuscan Archipelago may still contain buried treasure.

Take a giant yellow bird cage to the top of Elba's highest mountain.

The remote island home of the overlooked explorer who co-discovered the theory of evolution by natural selection.

At the right time of day, sunlight floods through the roof of this cave and illuminates the small pavilion hidden within.

The most disputed archipelago in the world.

A magically clear, blue river that seems to spring from nowhere.

This Philippine island is dotted with (fake) Grecian ruins.

A massive wintry wall of snow up to 66 feet tall flanks a highway through Japan's mountains.

One of the highest mountain passes in Europe has been ranked among the best driving roads in the world.

An otherworldly alpine pasture in Slovenia with historical ties to WWII and architecture that recalls Middle Earth.

The world's greatest slide descends 18 stories from this looping mountaintop viewing platform.

This fantastical icy castle is built anew every winter.

Rent out a glass igloo to watch the Northern Lights like you live in the future.

This isolated structure beckons adventurers with sublime views of the Faroe Islands.