Places nintendoocho Wants to Go

Remote town home to Himachalis, Israelis, and tons of hashish.

Siddhartha Gautama sat here and received enlightenment.

A palatial sculpture park was built illegally and in secret by a self-taught artist over 36 years.

Ethiopia's "smoking mountain" is in one of the hottest regions on the planet and is home to two lava lakes.

The hottest place on the planet.

More than 100 monumental tombs carved into rock are preserved at this ancient Nabataean site in the Arabian Desert.

The largest known Ancient Egyptian obelisk.

A 1,500-year-old ghost settlement is slowly fading away.

Mysterious lost empire of the Silk Road.

This hunter-gatherer architecture is believed to be the oldest religious complex known.

This harsh mountain path was built as a strange attempt to improve the health of Turkmen citizens.

This cavernous swimming spot doubles as a home to the largest known colony of bats in Central Asia.

A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.

White llama terraces dazzle in Peru's "other Machu Picchu."

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

Preserved Inca city and site of the last Inca stronghold against the Spanish conquistadors.

Keshwa chaca, among the last handwoven Incan bridges, crosses Apurimac Canyon in Peru.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years and harbors many surprises.

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

15 monolithic temples emulate an eroding sand castle.

Buddhist monk remarkably preserved because he started the mummification process while still living.

An expansive and intricately restored mansion remains from over a century ago--and so do its ghosts.

A tiny survivor of the Donner Party disaster.

A popular tourist cave with a dark past.