Places vijayhm Wants to Go

An Indian forest is being single-handedly planted after its creator was inspired by a slither of dead snakes.

The histories of modern Chinese literature and anti-Japanese resistance collide in this Shanghai park.

The powerful party began with a secret meeting in this shikumen in 1921.

This under-visited temple is nestled within one of Shanghai's traditional shikumen-style residential blocks.

The birthplace of modern China.

Hundreds of caves filled with thousands of centuries-old statues and murals.

Sited in an Inner Mongolian desert are the remnants of an important trade stop along the Silk Road.

China's monumental dinosaur museum featuring an open dig site.

The ancient settlement attracts tourists from all over looking to learn about the Chinese vision of the afterlife.

Comprised of thousands of cave temple carvings this cornucopia of ancient Chinese stone art is unrivaled anywhere in the world.

Not one, not two, but three natural bridges remain in this captivating spot post-sinkhole.

This temple located on a vertical drop of a rocky mountain houses relics from the Song Dynasty.

270 million year-old forest of stone.

For those with no fear of heights: a skywalk 4,700 feet up on a Chinese mountain.

A total of 999 stairs lead visitors through a massive hole in a mountain known as the Gateway to Heaven.

North Korea's massive "hotel of doom."

An impactful museum ensures notorious war crimes disguised as "medical experimentation" won't soon be forgotten.

This ancient subterranean megalopolis is known for the hot oil traps that were installed above each of its entrances.

The largest Neolithic ruins in the world hide a notably clean prehistoric metropolis.

This airport also offers travelers the chance to view thousands of years of Turkish history.

This column celebrates Rome's victory over the Goths, and may be the oldest Roman monument in Istanbul.

Quite possibly the oldest love poem known to humankind.

This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.

A sixth-century Byzantine cistern hidden below a modern carpet store.