Places thanesiel Wants to Go

The headquarters of the Mahanikai school of Buddhism, Thailand's largest monastic order.

An extraordinary natural landscape of mountains, waterfalls, and rocky cliffs riddled with tunnels.

Pettah's beautiful floating market was once a stinky canal in a sketchy industrial area.

This luscious masterpiece created by landscape designer Bevis Bawa inspired the work of his brother, a famous Sri Lankan architect.

An ancient stone fortress considered by many to be the eighth wonder of the world.

One man and his wife have turned a barren Korean island into a fantastical botanical wonderland.

To enter the lower hall of this temple, you must first walk through a dragon.

South Korea's love of the silly photograph is on full display at this goofy collection of trompe l'oeil paintings.

A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.

This belfry is all that remains of the town that was buried by a violent volcano eruption.

Hidden deep within a Filipino jungle is an incredible waterfall that plunges into a dazzling blue-green pool.

These stairs were built to accommodate royals mounted on elephants.

One of the largest necropolises in the world is home to a stunning array of historic Middle Eastern tombs.

The world's second largest salt mine, said to have been discovered by Alexander the Great's horse.

Reputedly haunted sandstone necropolis with exquisite stone carvings.

This lost city belongs to one of the earliest civilizations in the world.

This dazzlingly turquoise mountain lake was created in the wake of a natural disaster.

This elegant neoclassical garden is a peaceful oasis in the middle of the Nepalese capital.

This wondrous waterfall rushing down a green-covered mountain wasn't discovered until 2010.

An island in the middle of a lake, in the middle of a volcano, in the middle of a bigger lake, in the middle of a bigger island, in an archipelago, in the Pacific Ocean.

One of Japan's most famous sights, the bridge was originally built in 1673.

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese shrine.

Nine Gardens in one—with tea service.

Japanese island famous for poison gas and fluffy bunnies.