Places theloniusjaz Wants to Go

To gaze upon the visage of Sri Lanka's biggest Buddha, one must first pass through the Tunnel of Hell.

Planes, trains, and automobiles have all been sunk as attractions at this Illinois diving spot.

Eat like a bird in a bamboo nest.

A haunting theme park is slowly being swallowed by the jungle.

This former coal mine has been turned into a sprawling modern art complex.

Hollowed out cedar log tubs set in an ancient towering forest.

From 135 feet high riders plunge down the world's tallest freestanding body slide at 65 mph.

This Vietnamese bar doubles as a multistory labyrinth.

A natural wonder in south Denmark.

A Volkswagen Beetle decorated with millions of beads connects Mexico's past and future.

A nearly unconquerable island-fort in the Indian Ocean.

These tombs were built into the side of a mountain so that ancient angels could reach the dead.

Reaching the "Church in the Sky" requires scaling the cliff face of a sandstone pinnacle with a 650-foot drop.

Two ancient Buddhist temples crown this dramatic rocky pinnacle.

These towering spires and glowing walls are carefully crafted from hundreds of thousands of icicles.

People escaping slavery may have hidden inside a corpse vault.

A deeply beautiful 15th-century stepwell with a tragic story.

At this Oaxaca contest, artists turn purple produce into stunning depictions of saints, buildings, and La Pietà.

No one is quite sure of the origins of these idyllic natural hot springs at an abandoned mountain resort.

Keshwa chaca, among the last handwoven Incan bridges, crosses Apurimac Canyon in Peru.

The home of half the world's population of critically endangered mountain gorillas.

Cathedral carved out of salt, located a mile below the Earth's surface.

The attic of a four-century-old canal house hides a clandestine church.

An Australian lake whose pink hue defies scientific explanation.