Places PLite Wants to Go

The world’s first museum dedicated to exploring human rights unleashed a wave of controversy.

An outcropping plays host to the largest collection of pre-contact petroglyphs in Saskatchewan.

Two provinces and two territories touch borders deep in the middle of the wilderness.

The unusual lighthouse looms over waves of prairies with no sea in sight.

The Twisted Trees of Alticane are an unnerving grove of Quaking Aspen, apparently mutated from a single source, giving them a twisted and unnatural appearance.

The most northerly active sand dunes in the world have some very rare botanical residents.

Where the English trapper who faked a First Nations identity bunked with beavers.

This vast, pristine wilderness is home to a rare subspecies of black bear.

Massive rock sculptures formed during the time of the dinosaurs still stand undisturbed.

The inspiration for the Patagonia Clothing logo, Cerro Fitz Roy turns pink at sunrise.

This historic, palatial theater is now one of the world’s most beautiful bookstores.

Stenciled handprints and wall paintings dating back 10,000 years, some of the earliest forms of cave art.

A boat ride through utter darkness, lit only by headlamps, reveals an emerald green pool locals believe is sacred.

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.

One of the biggest markets in Asia, under one of the continent's largest domes.

The capital of Cambodia is named after the hill on which this ancient temple complex stands.

Bombed and burned, this monument represents the often controversial ties between Vietnam and Cambodia.

Though it was originally dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva, Baphuon was converted to a Buddhist temple in the 15th century, complete with a massive hidden statue.

The largest mosque in Cambodia was built to unite the country's Muslim community but soon sparked division and controversy instead.

A secluded, little-known temple hidden amid the dense jungle.

5,000 skulls in memorial to those killed by the Khmer Rouge.

These bamboo and rope bridges cross the Nam Khan River for six months every year.

A nightmare for the claustrophobic lies hidden in Southeast Asia.

The spot where the two men ate together now stands enclosed in glass.