Places vijayhm Wants to Go

This peaceful sanctuary is one of the oldest Buddhist temples in Colombo.

Parts of this sprawling temple complex are deteriorating, but its founder’s body remains intact.

This 11th-century temple gave rise to the word "juggernaut," as well as some mysteries that defy scientific explanation.

One of the world's largest pyramids stands within El Mirador, the "lost city of the Maya."

From a distance, Latin America's first Baha'i Temple looks like an enormous egg perched atop a hill.

This unique temple complex remains off the typical tourist trail.

The fire inside this temple has burned for more than 1,500 years.

One of Bhutan's oldest temples was purportedly built to stop a giant female ogre from preventing the spread of Buddhism across Tibet.

At the right time of day, sunlight floods through the roof of this cave and illuminates the small pavilion hidden within.

This ruined temple's giant Buddha statue bears the scars of the Second Indochina War.

A Buddhist shrine in a cave protected by macaques next to dark passages lined with creepy paintings.

A pair of nearly 1,000-year-old temples profusely covered in meticulous stone carvings.

A monk-run winery inside a Buddhist temple celebrates Japan's crown grape varietal.

This dazzling Buddhist temple was constructed from over one million ceramic tiles salvaged from a British shipwreck.

Every dish is blessed in this basement eatery beneath a Hare Krishna temple.

Home of the Large Hadron Collider and the birthplace of the World Wide Web.

The subtle science of a master molecular gastronomist.

Location of the most powerful laser in the world, and the potential birthplace of tiny stars.

360° views of the city plus five floors of optical illusions and hands-on science.

In the most arid desert on the planet, the world's leading telescope allows astronomers to see more than has ever been seen before.

A Pythagorean funhouse that tries, successfully, to prove that math is the coolest thing ever.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

Two adjoining collections of 19th-20th century physics apparatuses and instruments.

This lab's maddening silence is good for business but bad for sanity.