Jaipur, India
Hawa Mahal (Palace of Winds)
The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Jaipur, India
The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.
Waitomo, New Zealand
Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.
Hauterives, France
This whimsical castle of grottoes was the labor of love of a French postman, and one of the greatest achievements of outsider architecture.
Baia, Italy
A submerged archeological park still holds the wonders of a Roman Sodom.
Hólmavík, Iceland
Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.
Siem Reap, Cambodia
A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.
Averøy, Norway
A serpentine highway twists and turns over the treacherous Norwegian Sea.
Gablenz, Germany
This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.
Kvam, Norway
Walk behind a 50-meter-high waterfall.
Aksaray, Turkey
In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.
Florence, Italy
An incredible menagerie of more than 3 million taxidermied animals at the oldest science museum in Europe.
Wilmington, Delaware
This collection of odd proofs of concept is like taking a walk through the imagination of a Victorian engineer.
Tsuruoka, Japan
The self-mummified monks of Japan.
Italy
Natural cathedral designed by Italian artist Giuliano Mauri.
Kenya
A salty cave excavated by elephants and the location of a deadly disease vector.
Grand Marais, Minnesota
Half of a waterfall goes into the river while the other half seems to disappear.
Venezuela
This everlasting lightning storm may be the world's largest generator of ozone.
Turkmenistan
A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.
Civita, Italy
This quaint Italian town keeps losing ground as the sides of its plateau slowly erode.
Andros, Greece
Perched on a spindly rock spire in a Greek archipelago, this lighthouse would make a perfect wizard's tower.
Medvezhyegorsky District, Russia
Stunning examples of Russia's 18th-century wooden architecture.
Genga, Italy
This domed temple was built in a hidden cave mouth as a refuge for sinners seeking absolution.
Monduli, Tanzania
A salty red wasteland in Tanzania is a breeding spot for endangered flamingos.
Røst, Norway
The convergence of two currents makes this a surprisingly pleasant getaway in the Arctic Circle.