Places thedeparture Wants to Go

A complex of six forts embedded in the Rajasthan hills.

This precariously balanced boulder is said to be a hunk of stolen butter dropped by the gods.

Picnic on the seashore in the footsteps of ancient kings, protected by giant mythical cat beasts.

Thousands of exquisitely carved stone water storage wells, hundreds of stone steps fill this exquisite medieval stepwell.

Scholar, adventurer, saint, and instigator of the Goa Inquisition.

This restaurant is proud to be built atop a burial ground.

World's most expensive home.

If you've ever wanted to tear Hello Kitty apart with your teeth, this is the place.

The "original web site," this farm in Northern Vermont encourages orb-weaver spiders to build their daily webs, and then sells the preserved masterpieces.

Collection of nearly 500 concrete figures sculpted by the late Veijo Rönkkönen.

A spiritual retreat in the heart of Los Angeles offers stunning gardens and a labyrinth to lose yourself in.

A palatial sculpture park was built illegally and in secret by a self-taught artist over 36 years.

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

The remains of what was, not so long ago, the world's largest city.

This complex of vertically-excavated Buddhist, Jain, and Hindu monolithic temples in India's Maharashtra providence illustrates a spirit of tolerance characteristic of ancient India.

Rock-cut cave complex filled with ancient Buddhist artwork.

Made by a man on a worldwide sanitation crusade.

Liquor and flowers mark a holy site for Indian motorcycle riders.

Countless grotesque faces stare out from this eerie Prague art wall.

The smallest country in Australia is a principled little thing with a friendly emperor.

Dilapidated ruins that once treated a notorious young serial killer, currently hosting vandals, squatters, and ghost hunters.

Walk upon the mementos of the dead in this Parisian courtyard paved with medieval tombstones.

An indigenous take on European design creates a stunning visual overload.

A church dedicated to the Mexican skeleton saint.