Places notsoyoungnow Wants to Go

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

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

Small Island off the coast of Greenland.

The 3.8 billion-year-old rock proves that tectonic plates may have been shifting longer than we thought.

A surprisingly beautiful abandoned World War II military base in East Greenland.

Enormous burial mounds of ancient emperors.

These tiny statues form a terracotta army from China's Han dynasty.

Where better to stay the night than inside a trio of ancient Chinese deities representing "the good life."

Not one, not two, but three natural bridges remain in this captivating spot post-sinkhole.

270 million year-old forest of stone.

These layered sandstone mountains in China look like they are made of pressed crayons.

The latest in a series of long glass bridges suspended at terrifying heights.

The world's first hotel built in an abandoned water-filled quarry.

Natural arch offers panoramic views of Yangshuo's karst hills.

This abandoned fishing settlement may well be the greenest village in the world.

Woven tree art gives this towering Australian woodland a touch of mystical whimsy.

Several plaster noses are hidden in plain sight around London's Soho neighborhood.

A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.

A long-overdue monument to the forgotten British men drafted into the coal mines during World War II.

The site of one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history, created when a massive bomb dump accidentally exploded.

This tiny little pool is said to be home to a malicious mermaid named Jenny Greenteeth.

An open air haven for tropical monkeys in the damp moors of the English country.

This Manchester laundromat is hiding something.

These ancient sunken lanes were naturally tunneled into the soft ground by countless footsteps.