Places tenzin35 Wants to Go

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

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

Surat Thani's official flower—and the world's largest—smells of rotting meat.

A Buddhist monastery tucked away in the mountains of Colorado.

Hundreds of statues of Buddha’s disciples meditating, napping, sneezing, and picking their noses.

A sculpture garden built by a retired durian farmer.

Self-mummified monk who wears sunglasses and has become a gecko hatchery.

A dazzling temple featuring a towering 12-meter golden Buddha.

A field in which God and his son Jesus purportedly appeared to a young farm boy named Joseph Smith.

The press that first printed the Book of Mormon.

Golden plates containing what would become the Book of Mormon were believed to be buried on this New York hillside.

The head of a legendary creature allegedly killed during colonial times is now on display at a local restaurant.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

Recognized the world over as the home of the McCallisters in the 1990 movie "Home Alone."

A near tragic event on this bridge helped inspire the classic film "It's a Wonderful Life."

This retro diner claims to be the birthplace of poutine.

"The most colorful grottoes of the world.

The remains of an early 1900s dude ranch that operated until the 1970s.

A French valley with forests so lush it was nicknamed "the Small Amazonia of the Pyrenees."

Each spring, a dreamlike carpet of bluebells overtakes the forest floor.

An unusual, super-sized grocery adventure awaits in an Ohio suburb.

Dine at a legendary after-hours joint frequented by David Bowie and Iggy Pop.

Behold, a collection dedicated to Germany's favorite vegetable.

A typical crusty old museum this isn't.