Places Lesleylovestea Wants to Go

This tiered waterfall is so pretty it may cause visitors to cry tears of their own.

A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.

This vertical pinnacle in China was the inspiration for the floating mountains in the movie “Avatar.”

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

The magical, mossy forest that inspired 'Princess Mononoke.'

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

A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.

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

The Avenue of Mausolea is a series of grand palatial tombs.

An ancient stone fortress considered by many to be the eighth wonder of the world.

Once an indicator of social class, the color blue has come to define this city on the edge of the Thar Desert.

The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.

Thousands of exquisitely carved stone water storage wells, hundreds of stone steps fill this exquisite medieval stepwell.

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

Fabulous formations, weird and wonderful wildlife.

Known as the "Valley of the Moon," this Jordanian wadi is one of the most amazing desertscapes on Earth.

This exceptionally well-preserved ancient marvel also houses a small museum dedicated to Jordanian folk tradition.

The world's oldest map of the holy land gives us a fragmented glimpse of the layout of biblical nations.

Gladiators battle and chariots race daily in the ruins of a once-great Roman city.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years and harbors many surprises.

This remote island village was in danger of depopulating completely until a tunnel was built to connect it to the rest of the world .

The largest lake in the Faroe Islands seems to be held hundreds of feet above sea level thanks to an optical illusion.

The world of the ancient Celtic civilization explained through a bewitching 11 acre garden.