Places MeanderingMind Wants to Go

A lush indoor jungle fills this bustling Madrid transportation hub.

Spanning the El Chorro gorge, this pathway used to be one of the most dangerous crossings in the world.

Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.

According to legend, this temple was built to pin down the body of a demoness who lay across the Himalayas.

This 17th-century Bhutanese monastery is ensconced in Buddhist legend.

The ruins of an abandoned 17th-century fort that was almost completely destroyed by a fire.

This colorful overpass is one of Bhutan's longest suspension bridges.

This penis-focused monastery is dedicated to Buddhism's "Divine Madman."

This garden is very fertile.

This giant Buddha statue has 125,000 smaller Buddhas hidden inside it.

The small cliffside monastery known as the Tiger's Nest is said to be the meditation site of an 8th-century Buddhist master.

Many rock climbers have come to conquer this slender sea stack, with various degrees of success.

Though considered an eyesore by some, this boxy Brutalist high-rise plays a significant role in Sydney's past.

These naturally occurring but rare geological formations are each about the size of a small house.

A whimsical menagerie of creatures carved into a 300-year-old tree trunk.

One of the oldest theaters in Australia, it's also said to be haunted by a performer who died on stage.

One of Australia's famed "Big Things," this giant fruit was once stolen as part of a publicity stunt.

It's said to be one of the most significant collections of contemporary Chinese art in the world.

A tiny museum in Esperance, Australia, displays a bunch of space debris from NASA’s Skylab.

The once-dying town of Sheffield, Tasmania has reinvented itself as a village of painted wonders.

This controversial museum includes such detested exhibits as a chocolate suicide bomber and fecal-smelling digestion machine.

After much poking and prodding, this island is decidedly not a magnetic anomaly, but it sure is pretty.

This once-booming gold mining hub was basically abandoned overnight.

Not a single witness can attest to the creation of the world's largest geoglyph.