Places Kelsey Kennedy Wants to Go

An abandoned Soviet-era mining town in the mountains of South Kazakhstan.

The lovely lake that was naturally dammed, then naturally destroyed, then unnaturally saved.

Rusting ships sit in a desert where a sea used to be.

Submerged trees jut ghost-like out of an idyllic turquoise mountain lake.

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

The small sanctuaries lie just off the beaten path near one of Bhutan's most famous attractions.

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

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

These abandoned huts still hold the remains of an early 20th century Australian researcher's work.

A wooden hut from the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.

One of the most extreme deserts in the world, these snow-free valleys harbor life, despite the hostile environment.

Nimrod Polar Expedition base, and home to hundred-year-old frozen whisky.

Antarctica's bustling metropolis, originally established by Richard E. Byrd.

The best place to send your postcards home from Antarctica.

One of the world's southernmost bars.

An abandoned whaling station on an active volcano offers hot springs in Antarctica, surrounded by ruined giants of industry.

Natural time capsule containing an alien ecosystem.

Hidden treasures belonging to Mongolia's most revered and multi-talented monk spent decades buried in the Gobi desert.

A jagged silhouette of shamanistic stone heaps rises from the shore of this dazzling mile-high lake.

The grassy landscape is home to the world's last truly wild horses.

An institution dedicated to curiosity, logic, riddles, and Mongolia's long history of puzzles.

A huge communist-era propaganda monument and mural that offers stunning views of the Mongolian capital.

These machines have been collecting dust for decades.

Home to the only outdoor municipal elevator in the United States.