Places thanesiel Wants to Go

This golden temple is surrounded by hundreds of stone tablets that comprise the "world's largest book."

Over 2,000 ancient temples dot the Myanmar landscape at the site of this famed archaeological site.

This dangerous-looking suspension bridge may have been too unstable to remain open.

One of the largest caverns in the world has a maw large enough to stack cathedrals in.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

Every autumn, this hillside is ablaze with red summer cypress.

Experience park where visitors are told to expect the unexpected.

The magical, mossy forest that inspired 'Princess Mononoke.'

This tiered waterfall is so pretty it may cause visitors to cry tears of their own.

Unique geological formations in China, featuring some suggestive shapes.

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

A startling, centuries-old subterranean marvel hides in plain sight.

A former bastion of Rajput chivalry, this massive hill fort is the site of legend and tragedy.

This hilltop warren of monastic dwellings is the result of centuries worth of Mongol attacks.

A complex of six forts embedded in the Rajasthan hills.

This abandoned fort is said to be the most haunted place in India, so much so that entry is prohibited after sunset.

An extraordinary "City of Caves" carved from solid stone.

This magnificent stepwell is designed as an inverted temple and adorned with 1,500 sculptures.

Three wildly colorful calderas top this otherworldly volcano chain.

Once home to Komodo dragons, this island dreamscape has a rare combination of white, pink, and black sand beaches.

Bali's remote "gateway to heaven" is one of the most sacred places on the island.

Hindu temple of the dead home to hundreds of long-tailed macaques.

An abandoned hotel in the highlands of Bali is shrouded in stories of ghosts, curses, and corruption.

A harrowing trail up a mile-high mountain.