Places rbenn250 Wants to Go

A precariously perched golden rock defies gravity and brings pilgrims from across Myanmar.

The world's largest reclining Buddha, the Giant Buddha of Mudon.

Caves full of Buddhist statues, incredible rock formations and a deserted lagoon.

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

An isolated dive site teeming with cnidarians.

Giant money stones of Yap.

A massive statue depicts Jesus as if he's about to take off in flight.

Thanks to this small string of islands World War II still hasn't officially ended between Russia and Japan.

This tiny Hawaiian island is slowly coming back to life after being bombed during naval training exercises.

Hidden behind a YMCA stands the remains of a ceremonial site that dates back hundreds of years, whose ground is still considered sacred to many Hawaiians.

This bridge was designed to connect a road that never came to fruition.

One of America's oldest Antarctic research bases is abandoned but still just waiting for visiting explorers.

At the point of oceanic inaccessibility, you can't get farther from dry land without leaving the planet.

The oceanic dumping ground where spaceships go to die.

The most disputed archipelago in the world.

Island, once a pirate hideout, now home to an abandoned resort.

The red crab exhibits one of the most spectacular migrations on earth, despite manmade obstacles.

This drowning bronze monument marks the spot where one of Australia's great engineers died by suicide.

The La Trobe Swing Bridge was the first movable bridge constructed in Victoria.

A most unusual war memorial, erected by some most unusual people, made of concrete and stained glass, and apparently honouring five people and a dog.

Marvel of green building techniques that sings with the wind.

This volcanically volatile island town is home to an abandoned series of tunnels left by the Japanese during WWII.

This phantom island appeared on maps for over a century before amateur radio enthusiasts beat Google Earth to the punch in its "undiscovery."

"The country that ate itself."