Places MeanderingMind Wants to Go

The tallest stationary dunes on Earth also happen to sing.

A tunnel dug through the side of a mountain by hand provides convenient yet death-defying access to a small village in China.

Snow-capped peaks, colorful waterfalls and stunning vistas on the edge of the Himalayas.

A complex and beautiful system of rice terraces covers a million acres over the mountains.

The ancient settlement attracts tourists from all over looking to learn about the Chinese vision of the afterlife.

The latest in a series of long glass bridges suspended at terrifying heights.

A sacred mountaintop temple offers a fine cup of tea to visitors who can survive the journey.

Mirrored floors and arched shelves create the illusion of an infinite tunnel of books.

The world's longest outdoor escalator takes visitors to the top of China's largest dam and is also shaped like a dragon.

A total of 999 stairs lead visitors through a massive hole in a mountain known as the Gateway to Heaven.

This abandoned fishing settlement may well be the greenest village in the world.

Intensely colorful calcite pools in Southern China.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

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.

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

Towering at a height of over 30 meters, this turn-of-the-18th-century landmark is the tallest temple in Nepal.

The former stronghold of the Malla Dynasty has remained virtually unchanged since the 17th century.

Named after the Goddess of Harvests, Annapurna is the deadliest member of the Eight-thousanders club.

Last stop before the top of the highest peak in the world.

This elegant neoclassical garden is a peaceful oasis in the middle of the Nepalese capital.

One of the largest Buddhist stupas in the world keeps an eye out in every direction.

Sacred Buddhist home of some spiritual monkeys.

One man's hand-sculpted collection of colorful masks representing a host of gruesome spirits.