Places Manali Wants to Go

Hidden behind a wall for decades, this masonic lodge was only rediscovered during renovations.

Artists and musicians now rule over this former rail station.

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

A network of concealed passageways lies within a busy London Underground station.

A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.

This hidden green space is the city's second largest conservatory.

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

A historic London pub with prison cells in the cellar and a "spy room" on the second floor.

A hands-off space for graffiti artists to hone and display their skills.

This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.

A labyrinth of clothing, electronics, and other counterfeit items.

This Tang Dynasty behemoth is the biggest Buddha in the world.

The world’s tallest outdoor lift stretches along the stone pillars that inspired the floating mountains in the movie “Avatar.”

Rivers of cattle blood gone, a strange Escheresque building remains, the last of its kind.

The latest in a series of long glass bridges suspended at terrifying heights.

For those with no fear of heights: a skywalk 4,700 feet up on a Chinese mountain.

Two ancient Buddhist temples crown this dramatic rocky pinnacle.

This tunnel looks like a sliver of Shanghai that's stuck in the past.

Not one, not two, but three natural bridges remain in this captivating spot post-sinkhole.

Comprised of thousands of cave temple carvings this cornucopia of ancient Chinese stone art is unrivaled anywhere in the world.

A total of 999 stairs lead visitors through a massive hole in a mountain known as the Gateway to Heaven.

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

This short pedestrian span is also known as the "Fairy Walking Bridge" because it looks almost magical.

This amazing medieval fortress stands atop a promontory along the famous Cinque Terre.