Places remcrae Wants to Go

Hiding in plain sight near Kathmandu’s government center is a giant mandala that has become a locus for political protest.

This secluded museum beats the drum for the preservation of Nepal's musical heritage.

This small shrine dedicated to a fish is believed to hold the secrets to this historic market's founding.

Dating back to the fourth century, it's the oldest Hindu temple still in use in the Kathmandu Valley.

The oldest Hindu temple complex in Nepal serves as the seat of Nepal’s national deity, Lord Pashupatinath.

Visitors to the National Museum of Nepal can moon over a set of well-traveled flags.

This religious site features Nepal’s largest statue of Buddha.

This conservation area filled with colorful birds is the last community forest within the city of Kathmandu.

This Kathmandu museum, built in an Austrian modernist style, looks like a set from Star Wars.

Nailing a coin to this holy stump is just another way to ask the gods for relief from dental pain.

This historic square in Nepal is home to temples dating back to the third century.

One of the largest Buddhist stupas in the world keeps an eye out in every direction.

This elegant neoclassical garden is a peaceful oasis in the middle of the Nepalese capital.

Sacred Buddhist home of some spiritual monkeys.

The final home of the legendary Danish sailor said to have lived to be 146 years old.

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

This Art Deco landmark claims to be the longest bridge over the shortest span of water in the world.

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

Eerily lifelike effigies stare at everyone who enters this sanctuary.

Steps from the site where Robert Johnson purportedly sold his soul to the Devil, you'll find this century-old barbecue joint.

Grab a pint of British-brewed ale or cider and a hot roast pork bap at this quintessential London pub.

Look no further than this local institution for the best East Texas–style barbecue.