Places ulitsky Wants to Go

A pair of large white marble lions guard this stretch of the Mojave Desert, and it is utterly mysterious how they got there.

A refurbished locomotive from a bygone era in the middle of the Jordanian desert.

An abandoned horror film set sits eerily along a highway through Hollywood's "door to the desert."

Made famous by 'Star Wars,' these troglodyte homes face an uncertain future.

Four steel monoliths stand in the Qatari desert, in a breathtaking work of large-scale art by Richard Serra.

Once a major stop on the Hejaz Railway, this desert station (complete with steam locomotive) has been abandoned for decades.

Initially meant to immortalize the valor of the colonizer, this monument is now a symbol of Mauritanian resistance.

On the outskirts of a desert trading village high on the Andean plain, steel giants have been destroyed by salt winds.

A modern zoetrope on the New York City subway.

This innocent-looking townhome is actually a subway exit.

This abandoned subway station can still be seen on regular commuter trips.

The historic villages and towns of Suffolk are filled with wonky wooden beam houses painted an unusual shade of pink. Unknown to many though, this sweet shade has a bloody history.

A curious fountain that resembles a beloved character from the 1960s.

This 17th-century house has a long and colorful history.

A ferry has operated across the River Hamble for around 500 years, but its distinctive bubblegum pink is a more recent addition.

Crushed coral and crystals give the sand its signature coloration.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

Shipwrecks, ruins, and turtles are all that remain on this haunting Caribbean ghost island.

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

This deceptively salty lake looks like blushing pink lemonade.

The saltiest lake in all of Crimea is also the pinkest of the pink and teeming with life.

Bacteria and algae give the salty water its bubblegum hue.

An Australian lake whose pink hue defies scientific explanation.

At the foot of an active volcano sits a church miraculously spared by its lava.