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curly nomad

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Places visited in Thimphu, Bhutan

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Jantar Mantar

The world's second-largest sundial, made entirely out of stone.

Josh

Hanuman’s Temple

Sacred Indian temple that’s all monkey business.

atimian

Added by atimian

Jal Mahal

More than half of this Indian palace is drowned but it looks all the more spectacular for it.

Chris White

Added by Chris White

Hawa Mahal (Palace of Winds)

The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.

Playa del Carmen, Mexico

Xaman-Há Ruins

Few of the many visitors to this resort town know of its hidden Maya ruins.

linkogecko

Added by linkogecko

Mérida, Mexico

Cenote Xlacah

One of the few places where you can visit a cenote and Maya ruins at the same time.

linkogecko

Added by linkogecko

Xcalacoop, Mexico

Cenote Ik-Kil

A magical sinkhole on the Yucatán Peninsula is adorned with mini waterfalls and hanging vines.

Added by bljohnson

Ioannina, Greece

Drakolimni

Local lore says two enemy dragons live within these breathtaking mountain lakes.

Aika

Drangurinn Rock

Icelandic folklore says this giant boulder was ripped from the mountains and placed at its current location, where it became home to elves.

Chairman Mao Memorial Hall

The embalmed remains of the communist leader lie within a custom crystal coffin.

Added by declanmar

Beijing Ancient Architecture Museum / Xiannongtan (Temple of Agriculture)

An ancient Chinese temple where even the emperor dressed like a farmer in the name of the harvest.

Luke Cata

Added by Luke Cata

Tian Yi's Tomb

The burial grounds of a Chinese eunuch who served his way into the highest levels of Imperial government.

Luke Cata

Added by Luke Cata

Drigung Monastery

This Tibetan monastery has survived multiple attacks and is also a sky burial site.

Added by Kavya Ram Mohan

Working People's Cultural Palace

This smaller cousin of the Forbidden City has gone from ancestral sacrifice to tourist's whispers.

Luke Cata

Added by Luke Cata

Yangshuo and Moon Hill

Natural arch offers panoramic views of Yangshuo's karst hills.

serflac

Added by serflac

Ming Dynasty Tombs

Ming Dynasty necropolis raided during the Cultural Revolution.

Added by aerialdomo

Reed Flute Cave

Hidden behind musical flora and forgotten for over a thousand years, this cave is now a neon dream.

Added by jloasby

Dongyue Temple

This sensational Chinese temple walks visitors through the 76 weird departments of the afterlife.

kendraschaefer

Added by kendraschaefer

Beijing Capital Museum

Home to over 200,000 artifacts, this museum attempts to guide visitors through the ancient history of Beijing and Imperial China.

The Forbidden City

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

Búðardalur, Iceland

Eiriksstadir

A fantastic reconstruction of a 10th-century Viking longhouse.

Added by sunnefalind

Akureyri, Iceland

Akureyri Heart-Shaped Traffic Lights

Instead of solid circles, the stoplights in this northern Icelandic town have glowing red hearts.

RSkarritt

Added by RSkarritt

Reykjavik, Iceland

Monument to the Unknown Bureaucrat

Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.

Added by Ethan Nicholls

Reykholt, Iceland

Friðheimar

Inside this Icelandic greenhouse, geothermal energy keeps tomatoes warm and growing.

stephanieah27

Added by stephanieah27