Places Milo Vella Wants to Go

This former limestone quarry is now a subterranean wonderland of grand stonework.

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

These crumbling towers are some of the last remnants of a centuries-old Vietnamese culture.

These passages carved from the Antarctic ice hold strange shrines to the harsh southernmost climes.

The small cave that housed Tennessee's "first citizen."

These termites have an large and deadly abode—impressive by day, dazzling by night.

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.

A modern temple with an ancient philosophy.

Thailand museum of bottles of all shapes and sizes filled with intricate and beautiful art.

A deadly ancient portal to the underworld.

The headquarters of the Mahanikai school of Buddhism, Thailand's largest monastic order.

This museum has a most unusual location: inside a giant, three-headed elephant.

Walk through depictions of the torture inflicted on those who go to Buddhist hell.

A museum in a law office, filled with authentic and counterfeit goods.

On stormy days debris from this unfinished and abandoned skyscraper rains down on the Bangkok streets.

Thailand's tribute to the original "Siamese Twins" Chang and Eng, in the town the famous pair was born in.

This eclectic natural history collection holds everything from a bit of the trans-atlantic cable to Hemingway's marlin.

This taxidermic smorgasbord was co-created by an artist poached from the Museum of Natural History.

The simple log cabin of a famed loner and naturalist stands preserved as a symbol of the ultimate DIY lifestyle.

A coastal rock outcrop with mysterious inscriptions variously attributed to Native Americans, Portuguese, Phoenicians, Norse, and more.

One of the largest caverns in the world has a maw large enough to stack cathedrals in.

An extraordinary "City of Caves" carved from solid stone.

The largest Neolithic ruins in the world hide a notably clean prehistoric metropolis.

The world's first zoo for microbes collecting the horrible and wonderful things living on and around us.