Kitakyushu, Japan
Wisteria Tunnel
An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Kitakyushu, Japan
An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.
Wicklow, Ireland
An eccentric garden of sculptures crafted in India decorate an Irish green space dedicated to Alan Turing.
Augsburg, Germany
In this truly magical place, rent hasn't been raised since the year 1520.
Hegra, Saudi Arabia
An unfinished tomb carved into a giant boulder in the Arabian Desert.
Cleveland, Ohio
The angel of death appears to weep black tears at this grave marker.
Italy
Natural cathedral designed by Italian artist Giuliano Mauri.
Grand Marais, Minnesota
Half of a waterfall goes into the river while the other half seems to disappear.
Johannesburg, South Africa
The tallest residential building in Africa is an unsettling Brutalist monolith.
Beijing, China
The world's longest outdoor escalator takes visitors to the top of China's largest dam and is also shaped like a dragon.
Venezuela
This everlasting lightning storm may be the world's largest generator of ozone.
Turkmenistan
A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.
Weinan, China
A sacred mountaintop temple offers a fine cup of tea to visitors who can survive the journey.
Andros, Greece
Perched on a spindly rock spire in a Greek archipelago, this lighthouse would make a perfect wizard's tower.
Ocaklı Köyü, Turkey
An abused and forgotten metropolis, abandoned for centuries.
Genga, Italy
This domed temple was built in a hidden cave mouth as a refuge for sinners seeking absolution.
Afar Zone 2, Ethiopia
The hottest place on the planet.
Røst, Norway
The convergence of two currents makes this a surprisingly pleasant getaway in the Arctic Circle.
Bolivia
On the outskirts of a desert trading village high on the Andean plain, steel giants have been destroyed by salt winds.
Panjin Shi, China
A part of the world's largest marsh seems to be growing bright red Martian grass.
Nariño, Colombia
A dangling church built over a Colombian gorge.
Brooklyn, New York
This innocent-looking townhome is actually a subway exit.
Kediri, Indonesia
Isolated atop this Balinese sea crag is a lovely Hindu temple that is said to be guarded by sea snakes.
Ronda, Spain
Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.
Chamarel, Mauritius
This small group of sand dunes manages to pack in a strange rainbow of colors.