Places MeanderingMind Wants to Go

Myanmar's Mount Olympus atop a 2,500-foot volcanic plug.

This golden temple is surrounded by hundreds of stone tablets that comprise the "world's largest book."

A precariously perched golden rock defies gravity and brings pilgrims from across Myanmar.

A grand imperial capital left to fall into magnificent ruin.

This unique temple complex remains off the typical tourist trail.

An abandoned colonial French prison notorious for its hellish conditions.

An ever-growing field of footwear invites legends and more shoes.

This haunting ghost ship stands beached in the waters off the coast of the Falkland Islands.

This natural crater along the coast of Jersey may take its name from the devil statues who have watched over it.

Greenland's first shopping mall also hosts the country's government.

Neither bomb blasts nor heartbeats escape the giant ears of this super sci-fi Arctic outpost.

An experimental forest at the foreground of arboreal science is also the canary in the coal mine for climate change.

A surprisingly beautiful abandoned World War II military base in East Greenland.

A Cold War atomic camp buried under the ice is now emerging because of global warming.

This isolated island is often capped by its own fluffy cloud.

This isolated structure beckons adventurers with sublime views of the Faroe Islands.

The abandoned village of Skarð aptly illustrates the idiom "Don't put all your eggs in one basket."

In Faroese legend, this sinister horse-shaped beast lures unsuspecting passersby only to drown them in the lake.

This vineyard was the site of the infamous Charge of the Light Brigade.

This ancient burial mound is accessed by an impressive Greek-built archway.

This space age health spa looks like a supervillain's lair.

One of the windiest peaks in Crimea is home to an incredible set of cable bridges.

In the land of the Light Brigade stands a testament to the Cold War.

Over 300 wood sculptures depicting characters from Slavic, Greek and Western folk tales fill this magical garden.