Places megamaam Wants to Go

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.

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

Beatlemania is still going strong... at least in Kazakhstan.

Mysterious spherical rocks in the semi-desert of western Kazakhstan.

One of the most horrible legacies of the Cold War is a site where the Soviet Union tested nuclear bombs on civilians.

The lovely lake that was naturally dammed, then naturally destroyed, then unnaturally saved.

World's oldest and largest space launch facility, once a secret missile testing site.

Submerged trees jut ghost-like out of an idyllic turquoise mountain lake.

The world's largest pineapple building honors Bathurst's favorite fruit.

Environmentally crucial raptors like eagles and vultures are kept and protected in this massive sanctuary.

A supply store for traditional healers, this shop sells the hair of a dog--and its skin, skeleton, and reproductive organs, too.

The South African dialect's complex history is immortalized in stone, in one of the world's only monuments dedicated to a language.

“The oddest pub in South Africa,” inspired by a practical joke.

Two giant painted cooling towers make for one of the world’s most epic bungee jumps.

A sobering account of the vibrant multicultural neighborhood that was destroyed under apartheid.

The original goat tower, the one that started it all.

This historic observatory was established to keep shipwrecks from littering the Cape of Good Hope.

Largest cave system in Africa.

An odd little fishing town that is inundated by tourists looking to be locked up in a cage and surrounded by great white sharks, because why not?

This African beach is home to thousands of rare mainland penguins that are known for their annoying voice.

Formerly known as the Malay Quarter, Bo Kaap is a colorfully-painted suburb located in the “Mother City” of South Africa.

An abandoned water park overtaken by the dunes.

Raging waters have created a strange geological site that looks like something off of a progressive rock album cover.