Places stonoceno Wants to Go

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

Last stop before the top of the highest peak in the world.

Hidden treasures belonging to Mongolia's most revered and multi-talented monk spent decades buried in the Gobi desert.

People have been scribbling on this massive chunk of granite for more than 1,500 years.

A mysterious phallic rock on the grounds of a Buddhist monastery.

A jagged silhouette of shamanistic stone heaps rises from the shore of this dazzling mile-high lake.

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

Mongolian Buddhists believe this monastery in the Gobi desert to be the center of the world's spiritual energy.

An institution dedicated to curiosity, logic, riddles, and Mongolia's long history of puzzles.

The grassy landscape is home to the world's last truly wild horses.

The oldest Buddhist monastery in Mongolia has survived centuries of invasions, political shifts, and religious purges.

A huge communist-era propaganda monument and mural that offers stunning views of the Mongolian capital.

Enormous statue of the Emperor of the Mongols.

The exorbitant price of paradise.

Temple-like building holds power equipment.

The largest Chinese cemetery in the world outside of China dates back to the 15th century.

Once the private home of China’s most legendary tycoon, getting inside this stunning mansion no longer requires an elite pedigree or acts of daring.

The Seven Story Pagoda of Sibu.

This tiny island in the South China Sea is crawling with venomous sea snakes.

The remains of this RAF plane and its crew were lost for decades, nearly engulfed by the Malaysian jungle.

Four distinctly unique gardens commemorate the POWs who lost their lives during the Sandakan Death Marches of 1945.

The oldest museum in Borneo is a cornucopia of rare taxidermy and human skulls.

Malaysia's floating mosque.

Self-mutilation in the name of beauty.