Places remcrae Wants to Go

Home to some of the oldest hominid fossils ever found.

The historic cave is both a symbol of superstition and black magic and inspired one of the early Christian converts in Botswana.

Two churches shoot bottle rockets at each others' bell towers in an unusual Easter celebration.

Catalonia Tradition: Beating the hollow Christmas log until it defecates in your fireplace.

Festival of Perpetual Life and Rebirth.

Local legend has it that the first humans were created in the pools here, leaving their footprints behind in the rock.

A palatial sculpture park was built illegally and in secret by a self-taught artist over 36 years.

On the Pakistan-India border the militaries perform an elaborate theater of aggression each and every night.

Remote town home to Himachalis, Israelis, and tons of hashish.

Eternal flame said to be a Hindu Goddesses fiery tounge.

15 monolithic temples emulate an eroding sand castle.

Massive fortified towers blend North American and Chinese architecture.

This 14th century castle withstood years of battle but is now sliding off the hills into the Danube.

A wooden hut from the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.

Natural time capsule containing an alien ecosystem.

One of the most extreme deserts in the world, these snow-free valleys harbor life, despite the hostile environment.

Nimrod Polar Expedition base, and home to hundred-year-old frozen whisky.

The remains of a doomed Antarctic plane, buried beneath layers of ice and snow, await those willing to do a bit of digging.

A mysterious crater-like pond has a spooky tendency to empty and fill with complete disregard to rainfall patterns.

Bacteria and algae give the salty water its bubblegum hue.

This sun-scorched lakebed contains samples of half the natural elements known to humankind.

Scientists use one of the saltiest bodies of water on Earth as a terrestrial base for studying water on Mars.

A charmingly eccentric magma chaser presents his complete history of the island's eruptions since 1947, in cinematic form, just for you.

Iceland's largest geothermal mud pool is a little bit haunted and a little bit dangerous.