Places mariska135mm Wants to Go

A botanically themed auditorium blooms within the world’s last operating double-decker theater.

The natural hot spring that was integral to the creation of Canada's first national park.

This unique bridge has been a staple across the Saskatchewan River Valley for more than 100 years.

Despite being dead since the 1970s, this Canadian tree is kept upright and intact by adoring locals.

An outdoor installation of 20 vintage signs that once hung in front of businesses throughout town.

This massive mall has hundreds of shops, an amusement park, and a history of deadly amusement attractions.

The world's largest dark sky preserve is a Canadian park established to preserve the country’s wood bison population.

A breathtaking and biodiverse wilderness in the mountain setting of Ernest Hemingway's "For Whom the Bell Tolls."

A stunning blue-green lake located in the Terskey Alatau mountain range.

This natural wonder is disappearing at an alarming rate.

A surviving remnant of the thick ice mass that once mantled most of Western Canada's mountains.

A modern tower, symbolizing the legend of a golden egg on top of the tree of life.

This unique wooden mosque resembling a Chinese pagoda was said to be built without the use of nails.

Nicknamed Kazakhstan's Grand Canyon, this natural wonder lies east of Almaty near the Chinese border.

The rocks are a time capsule of a 407-million-year-old Earth.

One of the most ethnically diverse spots on the planet.

These "50 Fortresses" have been unearthed in the ancient oasis of Khwarezm.

Former island in the Aral Sea used to be a top-secret Russian bio-weapons facility.

This "tower of death" has acted as an observatory, a religious hub, and an executioner's lair.

Ancient barriers wrap around what was once an important stop along the Silk Road.

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

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

A set of seven houses, each built in a style that represents a European country.

Try the alligator at this fondue spot, which has been catering to "lovers and hedonists" since 1967.