Places Mike Walker Wants to Go

This black sand beach was crafted from volcanic explosions including the historic Minoan eruption.

A mystery of a buried artist and a 14th-century church.

This intricately spiralling forest was created as a monumental work of art.

This religious site features Nepal’s largest statue of Buddha.

A place for local artists to showcase their works.

Designed to honor the birthplace of Buddha.

A pair of stupas that archaeologists believe were built to honor the parents of Siddhartha Gautama (aka Lord Buddha).

Lake Phewa is home to the only island temple in Nepal.

A museum with a window view of the Himalayas and an on-site climbing wall.

Nepal's unclimbable sacred peak.

A 25-foot-tall statue of an Indian chief in downtown Montpelier, Indiana.

Row through this enchanted narrow chasm whose stones are said to resemble dragon scales.

Civil War soldiers, captains of industry, and paupers all interred on historic grounds.

A strange history museum, with items accumulated by a pair of globe trotting spies.

The biggest solar telescope in the world helps reveal the secrets of our sun.

The remains of this rugged homestead ranch offer a brief glimpse into a bygone era.

This spa in Hanoi is staffed exclusively by the visually impaired.

Some of Arizona's best spit-roasted tacos al pastor can be found here.

During World War II this was the site of an "honor camp" used as a prison for draft dodgers, Native American conscientious objectors, and Japanese-Americans—including a man who brought his case against the camp to the Supreme Court.

A stark reminder of the huge nuclear weapons plant that once stood on the site and its effect on the surrounding area.

This now-abandoned outcrop is an important Native American spiritual site, overtaken by European settlers and mining pollution.

When a mechanical flaw rewrote aviation rules.

One of Hawaiʻi’s most notable historic petroglyph fields lies within a major resort.

Inside the unassuming cemetery chapel is a magnificent stained glass window and mosaics.