Places mustermurk Wants to Go

French scientists make up the majority of the few humans to occupy this remote island in the extreme southern Indian Ocean.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

One of the world's oldest and most massive living organisms is a grove of quaking aspens.

These ruins of a pre-Columbian cliff village are among the most beautiful and well preserved in New Mexico.

This seaside Italian village doesn't just look Escher-esque, it actually inspired the mind-bending artist.

One of the only places where Earth’s mantle lies above water.

In a dry, neglected cemetery lies the unassuming grave of a soldier vilified in life but celebrated in death.

The world’s tallest outdoor lift stretches along the stone pillars that inspired the floating mountains in the movie “Avatar.”

In a largely deserted ghost town, a little brick building recalls its history as a gold rush hub and haven for outlaws.

The city-sized home palace of one of ancient Egypt's most powerful rulers gives us a rare look into the lives of the epoch's rulers.

The juke joint where legendary soul artists ate, drank, and made merry.

Nestled in an unassuming residential area, this "forbidden forest" is rumored to spirit away those who dare enter it.

A tangible and sobering reminder of an atrocity that took place during a secret war.

This 170-year-old Swiss guesthouse built into the side of a mountain is best accessed by a cable car.

A magnificent menagerie of oddities, including taxidermy cryptids.

Two ancient Buddhist temples crown this dramatic rocky pinnacle.

These paved rills bring freshwater into Altstadt and could spell wedding bells for whoever stumbles into the waters.

These ancient giraffes are the largest known animal petroglyphs in the world.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

Camels and crocodiles share the black waters of this stunning Saharan oasis.

Hauntingly beautiful totem poles left by the Haida.

The remote island home of the overlooked explorer who co-discovered the theory of evolution by natural selection.

Living fossils in this remote Australian bay provide a glimpse of what Earth may have looked like 3.5 billion years ago.

Sited in an Inner Mongolian desert are the remnants of an important trade stop along the Silk Road.