Places mardigny Wants to Go

The family compound and final resting place for the philosopher, Confucius, and over 100,000 of his descendants.

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

A part of the world's largest marsh seems to be growing bright red Martian grass.

The tomb of one of the greatest travelers in history.

This hauntingly beautiful stretch of Florida coastline is covered in sun-bleached trees.

A scenic UNESCO site that doubles as a habitat for various forms of wildlife.

Home to the world's largest collection of ancient Champa's sculptural works, featuring many Hindu and Buddhist deities.

The first successful human heart transplant is depicted through wax figures at the hospital where it the surgery took place.

A 5,000-year-old city in Peru holds the remains of a stunning set of astronomically-aligned pyramids.

A journey begins with a single step, and for many, the road-trip of a lifetime started at this Chicago intersection.

Celebrating the history of Hangul, the Korean writing system invented by King Sejong to improve his realm’s literacy.

A symbol of hope, survival, and national character, especially after it rose phoenix like from the flames.

One of America's largest retail chains got its start in one of its most remote rural destinations.

A Google software engineer's Easter egg led to what may be the world's most unusual saved screenshot.

The author of Frankenstein is buried here, along with her parents and the heart of her husband, the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley.

The lowest point in the state of Illinois, at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers.

This massive redwood tree has stood in Northern California for nearly 2,000 years.

Loyal fans of one television's most famous painters still come to pay their respects.

The only fully-realized skyscraper built by the famed American architect, Frank Lloyd Wright.

This tidal island, a sacred site in early English Christianity, was the target of a notable Viking invasion.

In 1998, Larry Page and Sergey Brin briefly ran their fledgling company from this Silicon Valley garage.

A blend of sporting history mixed with childhood nostalgia await visitors to this museum.

This sign designates the road that leads to the infamous Area 51.

A glass display case holds the document that ended the Second World War—which one person signed on the wrong line.