Places stenaavel Wants to Go

Explore a uniquely pristine Borneo forest, now protected by former headhunters turned tour guides.

This Javanese-Hindu temple from the 15th century is unmissable for anyone with even a passing interest in erotic art.

Subterranean place of worship in Indonesia.

The unique funeral practices of the Toraja can be seen here with graves carved into caves and hung off cliffs.

A palace-fortress ruin in Indonesia complete with legends of two magical tigers, eight bathing angels, and a wish-granting cannon.

A monster in the plant world, up to 10 feet tall and smelling of death.

This underwater sculpture park is the basis for a manmade coral reef.

A Balinese resort, empty and trapped in time.

A mud volcano in Indonesia spews out 50,000 cubic meters of mud every day.

A crazy maze of a hostel, where every trap door and secret entrance brings you to a new wacky, wonderful room.

It took 28 years to build this massive statue of the Hindu god Vishnu riding a mythical bird.

A hundred and twenty year old twelve story lighthouse located on a beautiful Indonesian island.

Where cemeteries are carved into the side of cliffs and infants are buried in the hollows of trees.

This sacred cave temple is home to thousands of bats and according to legend, a giant snake king.

Bright Indonesian villages painted in a rainbow of competing color schemes.

The inky volcanic sand leads to reefs teeming with aquatic life waiting to be discovered by snorkelers and divers.

This massive complex is made up of hundreds of smaller temples that date back to the ninth century.

A real-life "hobbit" cave in Flores, Indonesia.

Think you have a tough job? Try carrying 200 kilos through a cloud of sulfur down the side of a volcano.

Exotic, erotic, and esoteric, one artist's live-in Bali gallery brings a splash of color and madness to its surroundings.

Hundreds of Buddhas in a re-discovered Indonesian temple.

The wing of this deserted Boeing 737 almost touches the Dunkin' Donuts next door.

This Indonesian village was revitalized by a vibrant rainbow paint job.

This Sumatran root bridge took almost 30 years to knit itself together.