Places JudithCaroline Wants to Go

This Indonesian village was revitalized by a vibrant rainbow paint job.

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

A haunting theme park is slowly being swallowed by the jungle.

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

This extravagant villa built by a Burmese merchant is part pagoda and part European mansion.

A Buddha-filled cave that is named after a giant monster spider.

The tower claims to be the world's only pagoda made entirely from Myanmar's lucrative gemstone.

The oldest teak bridge in the world is made from the remains of a royal palace.

This golden temple is surrounded by hundreds of stone tablets that comprise the "world's largest book."

This gem-encrusted temple is said to contain some of the Buddha's hair which can make the deaf hear and the blind see.

A precariously perched golden rock defies gravity and brings pilgrims from across Myanmar.

Hidden deep within a Filipino jungle is an incredible waterfall that plunges into a dazzling blue-green pool.

A 50-foot-tall statue of Jesus where a stairway transports the faithful into his body.

A patch of Philippines forest devoted to saving the lives of an emotionally sensitive species of googly-eyed primates.

A once great mansion stands in stately ruin.

This wondrous waterfall rushing down a green-covered mountain wasn't discovered until 2010.

An eatery in a shallow river where diners can enjoy their meal mere feet from the base of an artificial waterfall.

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

Cartoon clouds and nature-inspired murals have transformed the streets of Kuala Lumpur.

Holy Hindu shrine in an enormous, monkey-filled limestone cavern.

Malaysian fireflies create a dazzling display as thousands light up in unison.

A former French military respite turned jungle tourism hotspot.

Hoax, mistake, or evidence of dinosaurs in human times?

More than 200 statues filled with cryptic symbols give this park spot an aura of horror vacui fantasy.