Places kfolsom Wants to Go

An Irish church where an 800-year-old mummy is reaching out of his coffin as if to shake hands.

A tiny microvalley etched into the side of Knocknarea Mountain hides another world.

Perfectly preserved ancient monastery in an impossibly dramatic location on a rocky island in the Atlantic.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

A mostly desolate bar on a remote island hosts hundreds of sailors for a few days each year.

Site of the largest volcanic eruption in the last 25 million years, one which may have nearly wiped out humanity altogether.

The unique funeral practices of the Toraja can be seen here with graves carved into caves and hung off cliffs.

A real-life "hobbit" cave in Flores, Indonesia.

These 40,000-year-old stenciled hands are older than the famous cave art in France and Spain.

This sacred cave temple is home to thousands of bats and according to legend, a giant snake king.

Think you have a tough job? Try carrying 200 kilos through a cloud of sulfur down the side of a volcano.

Sacred waters rescued from the wrath of a volcano.

One of the largest bamboo bridges in Asia, located right next to a bamboo school.

Three wildly colorful calderas top this otherworldly volcano chain.

This Sumatran root bridge took almost 30 years to knit itself together.

Someone left a Boeing 737 in a field in southern Bali.

This tiny lake temple dedicated to a water goddess seems to float on the surface.

This massive chapel in the middle of the Indonesian forest is both haunting and fowl.

Hindu temple of the dead home to hundreds of long-tailed macaques.

An abandoned hotel in the highlands of Bali is shrouded in stories of ghosts, curses, and corruption.

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

A peaceful, unique botanical garden complete with waterfalls, mini islands, and swans.

The ominously named cave is home to some remarkable ancient art.

This “peasant café” in the middle of Tokyo re-creates the atmosphere of the Japanese countryside.