Places rbenn250 Wants to Go

A strip of neutral ground where the people of Tajikistan and Afghanistan come together to trade.

The ruins of an ancient Zoroastrian Tower of Silence believed to be the earliest example of the traditional funerary practice.

Former island in the Aral Sea used to be a top-secret Russian bio-weapons facility.

Made by river sediment, it is the largest alluvial fan in the world.

This Tibetan monastery has survived multiple attacks and is also a sky burial site.

The tallest unclimbed mountain in the world remains poorly charted out of respect for local spirits.

This 11th-century temple gave rise to the word "juggernaut," as well as some mysteries that defy scientific explanation.

A gift from the Soviet Union in the 1980s, this is the only statue of the Soviet dictator in Southeast Asia.

A unique Buddhist temple with strange statues, beehives, and dinosaurs.

Gigantic unfinished stupa and the world's 2nd largest bell.

A grand example of 19th century Burmese teak architecture, and the most significant of Mandalay's historic buildings.

This golden temple is surrounded by hundreds of stone tablets that comprise the "world's largest book."

The oldest teak bridge in the world is made from the remains of a royal palace.

A grand imperial capital left to fall into magnificent ruin.

These serpents are considered holy and pampered accordingly.

A Buddha-filled cave that is named after a giant monster spider.

A vast, otherworldly collection of Buddhist stupas.

Luxurious devotion and 500,000 images of Buddha in Myanmar.

Over 2,000 ancient temples dot the Myanmar landscape at the site of this famed archaeological site.

Myanmar's Mount Olympus atop a 2,500-foot volcanic plug.

A deserted 20-lane highway runs through Myanmar's empty capital city.

These muddy eruptions are less deadly than actual volcanoes but also more holy.

The island that holds the world-record for largest human massacre caused by animals.

The second largest reclining Buddha in the world got "lost" for over 120 years.