Places simonele Wants to Go

Every fall this lake mysteriously drains, like a bathtub with the plug pulled out.

The remains of the worst maritime disaster in the history of the "Graveyard of the Pacific."

One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.

A 24-hour vending machine restocked daily with homemade full-sized pecan pies.

Mine your own precious stones.

In the northernmost city in the world, it's illegal to be buried because it’s too cold for bodies to decompose.

Hundreds of hopeful gold miners came here to get rich, but only two years later the small town was deserted.

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

A circle stone within a stone circle.

At the center of an island in the middle of the Indian Ocean is a deep chasm ringed by tall waterfalls.

A restaurant on Staten Island showcases a different grandmother’s cooking every night.

The first mosque in Ghana is known as the "Mecca of West Africa."

Twice a day this ancient path disappears with the tides, leaving the Holy Island of Lindisfarne out to sea.

The Corinthian columns that towered over Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration stand proud.

This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.

A tunnel of hardened lava along Maui’s famous Road to Hana.

A stunning, abandoned limestone quarry in southern Indiana provided the stone to erect the Empire State Building.

This spiritual landmark for practicers of Shamanism is drenched in milk and vodka and covered in blue scarves.

Iconic pyramid from famed British architect Norman Foster designed to represent all of the world's religious faiths.

This weekly market in the remote oasis city of Hotan still has the atmosphere of the old Silk Road.

The world's largest natural arch was forgotten for over 50 years after its discovery.

Be careful not to get trampled at this lively two thousand-year-old market.

Extremely isolated Silk Road caravanserai in the middle of nowhere.

Submerged trees jut ghost-like out of an idyllic turquoise mountain lake.