Places Sputnicktatorship Wants to Go

Started nearly 100 years ago, this science experiment just keeps on going, ever so slowly.

This shrine to film's most iconic wasteland wanderer is located in the very outback where the movies were shot.

This massive water spout has been luring visitors for hundreds of years, some to their death.

White cockroaches and other cave species occupy this massive series of lava tubes.

Clusters of huge boulders in the Australian Outback.

An incredible garden taking over the interior of a massive sinkhole.

Rainforest filled with record-holding eucalyptus.

When you get to Magnetic Hill park near the sign, put your vehicle in neutral gear, and watch it roll uphill...

A historic observatory now an astronomy museum beautifully situated at the moat of the Middle Age city centre.

This magnificent white pagoda was constructed to resemble a sacred Buddhist mountain.

This heart-shaped lake near the border of India and Myanmar is deeply rooted in Mizo folklore.

Myanmar's beautiful cemetery for Allied soldiers who perished during World War II.

This remote island known for its balancing boulder may have inspired Peter Pan's Neverland.

Amazingly, this centuries-old wooden monastery is still standing today.

How often do you find security guards patrolling tropical beaches to protect rare sea turtles from poachers? 

These muddy eruptions are less deadly than actual volcanoes but also more holy.

The island that holds the world-record for largest human massacre caused by animals.

The tower claims to be the world's only pagoda made entirely from Myanmar's lucrative gemstone.

A vast, otherworldly collection of Buddhist stupas.

The ruins of this prominent glass factory yield hidden treasures buried among the jungle floor.

A grand example of 19th century Burmese teak architecture, and the most significant of Mandalay's historic buildings.

A deserted 20-lane highway runs through Myanmar's empty capital city.

Myanmar's Mount Olympus atop a 2,500-foot volcanic plug.

The oldest teak bridge in the world is made from the remains of a royal palace.