Places maryn Wants to Go

Bacteria and algae give the salty water its bubblegum hue.

The massive white mound and accompanying water terraces are a striking geological oddity.

Sunset-colored dunes of volcanic ash make taking a poor photo impossible.

This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.

Climb right into the heart of this colorful Iceland volcano.

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

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.

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

Cabaret where the show girls are all androids, and the patrons couldn't be more pleased.

A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.

A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

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

An abandoned desert hamlet swallowed up by sand.

Urine-soaked Chinese eggs.

A fifth-century temple improbably built into the side of a cliff.

The nearly 120-year-old piece of pork wears a brass collar and was once a man's "pet ham."

Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.

A lovers' beach, tucked below the surface of the island, provides a safe haven for romance.

The caldera of this mini-volcano has been turned into a naturally heated mud bath.