Places simonele Wants to Go

Nicknamed Kazakhstan's Grand Canyon, this natural wonder lies east of Almaty near the Chinese border.

More than half of this Indian palace is drowned but it looks all the more spectacular for it.

The Indian capital of black magic and witchcraft.

This ancient Hindu temple is covered in thousands of colorful statues and has a long mythological history.

The inspiration for the Patagonia Clothing logo, Cerro Fitz Roy turns pink at sunrise.

This stunning mass of ice spans 121 square miles and is still growing.

One of Chile's most active volcanoes is riddled with beautiful caves.

Towns with a resource known as "white gold," valuable enough to fight a war over, now stand ghostly and empty.

Spanish religion mixed with local architecture has yielded a network of churches unlike any other.

This Japanese-inspired labyrinth of hot springs is hidden in a Chilean forest.

What was once a unique system of urban elevators is turning into a mechanical ruin.

This was once the center of the Birdman cult, and is now a World Heritage Site.

The largest stone moai on Rapa Nui.

A sacred lake with thousands of sacred carp and a biblical history.

This hunter-gatherer architecture is believed to be the oldest religious complex known.

Natural arch offers panoramic views of Yangshuo's karst hills.

Rock-cut caves and 7,000 Buddhist sculptures carved into the nearly sheer face of a sandstone mountain.

A series of waterfalls and pools that flow through the 'Ohe'o Gulch and into the ocean.

This blowhole is supposedly caused by a trapped monster.

Earth's tallest volcano is sacred to Native Hawaiians, and home to a dozen world-class observatories.

The ancient remains of this natural fortress can still be found along the Silk Road looking surprisingly preserved.

This probably wasn't what Mao had in mind.

A tunnel dug through the side of a mountain by hand provides convenient yet death-defying access to a small village in China.

A sacred mountaintop temple offers a fine cup of tea to visitors who can survive the journey.