Places myklbrown Wants to Go

The other side is actually green.

One of the few places to grab a beer in Fez is a former British consulate.

One of the most spectacular canyons in the world.

A Moroccan getaway in the mountain range that plays the Himalayas' stunt double.

It took 40 years to build this Eden-like garden in Marrakech, later restored by Yves Saint-Laurent.

Founded as a refugee camp, now a popular tourist spot.

Morocco's Argania trees are infested with nut-hungry goats.

An Aztec snake god has taken the material form of an apartment complex.

The first park built over a freeway is a brutalist masterwork.

Rustic natural hot springs in the deciduous rain forest.

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

An Aztec temple, the largest man-made pyramid in the world, sits buried in earth with a Spanish church set on top.

One of the tallest waterfalls in Africa is also home to a population of monkeys who enjoy the waters and the occasional guest.

High in the mountains of Kochi Prefecture, a magnificent library designed by a world-famous architect.

The world’s highest ski resort was deserted after an 18,000-year-old glacier melted away.

Eastern Bloc nostalgia, anybody?

A magnificent, glittering building tucked into a tiny Bulgarian mountain town.

Outstanding, eerie frescoes and decorations fill this 19th-century monastery.

This historic black and white monastery is one of Bulgaria's architectural jewels.

This tiny Bulgarian town offers a stunning location in the mountains and a storied history.

The ceiling of Prohodna Cave in northern Bulgaria affords a peek at the sky via two deity-sized-eye-shaped holes.

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

The ghostly remains of what was once the world's richest copper mine.

A mining town, now abandoned, was built in a canyon so narrow that the railroad ran right through the hotel lobby.