Places mrskimberlyclark Wants to Go

Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.

Hanging over one of Japan’s “hidden valleys,” these vine bridges must be remade every three years.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

The magical, mossy forest that inspired 'Princess Mononoke.'

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.

When Azorean green tea meets volcanic hot springs water, a luminous brew is born.

Iron Age runes and ruins hide in plain sight along this Portuguese beach.

This giant sculpture made of trash is a critique of society's wastefulness.

Rainwater transformed this old quarry into a peaceful pond you won't find in most tourist books.

A lush oasis full of vibrant plants and striking geometric displays.

Perhaps the most spectacular grotto along the Algarve coastline.

Men in rubber-soled boots serve as your "brakes" on this toboggan ride Hemingway described as "exhilarating."

An early work of the architect Álvaro Siza Vieira, these swimming pools blend into the beach.

A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

Houses are tucked between, on, and underneath giant boulders.

Despite its name, this route in southern Utah offers a heavenly day trip.

One man has installed bathtubs into the Utah desert floor to harness the powers of a natural hot spring.

Sandstone rock formations that look like they belong on the cover of a progressive rock album.

Bizarre lunar-like landscape with thousands of large stone "hoodoos."

This rugged area of red rocks and arches is often considered one of the most beautiful places on Earth.

This geothermal hot spring hides beneath a slowly growing mineral dome.

The hike through a narrow river flanked by the 2,000-foot-tall walls of Zion Canyon is one of the best in the world.

The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.