Places Kelsey Kennedy Wants to Go

This mountaintop lake bubbles and steams in a perpetual boil, thanks to its direct link to the Earth's interior.

Over two-thirds of the world's population of giant tortoises live among this coral formation.

Fabulous formations, weird and wonderful wildlife.

The centuries-old trees lining both sides of this dirt road may become Madagascar's first natural monument.

Site of James Cook's historic observations of the 1769 transit of Venus.

An unmarked, overgrown path through dense vegetation leads to the largest ancient structure in Polynesia.

The world is full of swimming holes, but few compare to Samoa’s idyllic To Sua ocean trench.

The ruins of an ancient island city built atop a coral reef in the South Pacific are spectacular and strange enough to have inspired H.P. Lovecraft.

The birthplace of both the Atomic Age and Godzilla, and the namesake of the bathing suit.

An enormous concrete structure built over a nuclear crater.

Recently revamped museum of Fijian history located within a gorgeous colonial-era garden.

A palace destined to never house a king.

This collection of reclaimed landmines acts as both an exhibition of their deadly history and as a shelter for children affected by them.

This impressive clifftop temple was once at the center of an international custody dispute.

A quick and simple solution to Cambodia's train woes.

An abandoned Cambodian resort that mirrored the downfall of the country as it was happening.

Abandoned soda factory on a Cambodian roadside in a state of beautiful decay.

This Cambodian riverbed is covered in ancient Hindu carvings both above and below the waters.

Dedicated to improving the plight of the rare scaly anteater.

A former French military respite turned jungle tourism hotspot.

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.

Nepal's first aviation museum found a logical home in the most unexpected place.

At 72 feet below sea level, it's the lowest commercial airport in the world.

Nicknamed Kazakhstan's Grand Canyon, this natural wonder lies east of Almaty near the Chinese border.