Marudi, Malaysia
The Pinnacles of Gunung Mulu
These jagged limestone blades cut out through the canopy of the jungles of Borneo.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Marudi, Malaysia
These jagged limestone blades cut out through the canopy of the jungles of Borneo.
Batu Caves, Malaysia
Holy Hindu shrine in an enormous, monkey-filled limestone cavern.
Vatican City
If you want to talk to the Pope you will have to stare down this surreal vision of Jesus rising from a nuclear hell.
Vatican City
Hidden beneath the famous St. Peter's Basilica is a veritable city of the dead that may hold the remains of St. Peter himself.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.
London, England
This churchyard arbor is surrounded by hundreds of gravestones placed there by author Thomas Hardy.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
These fantastically named natural pools look like something out of a Scottish myth.
Coleford, England
The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."
Isle of Staffa, Scotland
This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.
London, England
London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.
Mizhhirs'kyi district, Ukraine
This stunning mountain lake was named for a pair of tragic lovers whose statues stand at the center.
Prypiat, Ukraine
The ghost town left by the worst nuclear disaster of all time is being taken over by nature and urban explorers.
Laze v Tuhinju, Slovenia
A beautiful drive through the foot of the Alps traces the path of 15th-century Turkish raids.
Stahovica, Slovenia
An otherworldly alpine pasture in Slovenia with historical ties to WWII and architecture that recalls Middle Earth.
Postojna, Slovenia
A miniature train-ride through Slovenia's largest cave system.
Porto, Portugal
One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.
Krakow, Poland
The unsettling remnants of a torn down movie set lies nearby the ruined location of the actual Płaszów Labor Camp.
Oswiecim, Poland
The former Nazi Germany concentration camp stands as a museum to remember this dark chapter in European history.
Kudowa-Zdrój, Poland
The walls and ceiling of this Polish church are decorated with thousands of skulls, with another 21,000 skeletons just below.
Gryfino, Poland
Countless stories attempt to explain Poland's mysterious J-shaped trees.
Rome, Italy
The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."
Sorrento, Italy
An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.
Samos Prefecture, Greece
Cave on extinct volcano, once home to famous mathematician Pythagoras.
Athens, Greece
This ancient hydrological marvel is now the base of a modern outdoor cinema.