Places PauI Wants to Go

A desert that evokes the surreal.

This U.S. natural reserve is an ancient spiritual place and rock climber’s paradise.

An Australian lake whose pink hue defies scientific explanation.

A part of the world's largest marsh seems to be growing bright red Martian grass.

Perhaps the most spectacular grotto along the Algarve coastline.

The final resting place of Dicky Pearce, the last court jester in England.

Spanking machines, fake goats, and more devices of humiliation are on display in this museum of fraternal initiation devices.

After years of being casually peed on by humans, this tree is peeing back.

Crouch down, stretch tall, and be sure to flail your legs to pay homage to the Monty Python classic.

Every spring, this walkway outside the Japan Mint turns into a cherry blossom tunnel.

Each spring this woodland floor is carpeted with purplish flowers as far as the eye can see.

A vibrant, 100-foot-tall mural dedicated to Evelyn Nesbit, the tragic icon of the Gilded Age.

This spiritual landmark for practicers of Shamanism is drenched in milk and vodka and covered in blue scarves.

Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.

French sculptor Paul Moreau-Vauthier transformed the site of a 19th-century massacre into a haunting memorial.

This train station meeting spot is an actual, millennia-old tree from the island of Yakushima.

Sunset-colored dunes of volcanic ash make taking a poor photo impossible.

This Nigerian nature reserve is home to the longest canopy walkway in Africa.

This 19th-century benevolent society and jazz hall was rescued from abandonment to again host live music.

This 1967 experiment in modular architecture was designed to be a new model for urban living.

This collection of illusory paraphernalia has been culled from the history of London's premier magician's club.

This ancient hydrological marvel is now the base of a modern outdoor cinema.

This gaping hole in the middle of a remote mountain lake looks like a portal to another dimension.

At the right time of day, sunlight floods through the roof of this cave and illuminates the small pavilion hidden within.