Batéké Plateau

The Batéké Plateau National Park in southeastern Gabon contains lovely meadow-like areas (possibly meadows) and a colorful spot called the White Canyon or Canyon Blanc.

Tianshan and Wensu Canyons

I discovered a beautiful and mysterious area in northwest Xinjiang at about 41.64 N, 80.68 E. It appears to be a red dry canyon that's somewhat popular among travelers, and by the photographs found, I think I'm with them. One problem is that I can't seem to find the name of the place in English, but apparently there are similar canyons (or are they all the same one?) around northern Xinjiang. If any I found in research are the one I discovered first, I'm guessing it's the Wensu Canyon. But all of them seem worth a visit, possibly even an entire vacation with these formations as the destination.

Foula

Between Great Britain and the main Shetland Islands is a small island called Foula. It contains many rolling hills and views of rock formations off the coast. The hills/mountains especially look like a fun place to wander around.

Chenonceau

Chenonceau Castle is quite a uniquely-designed castle in central France. As it crosses the river Cher, part of the structure becomes a beautiful arched bridge. The spires and color scheme of the building go together quite well also.

Other castles in the area would also probably be worth visiting, including Chambord and Amboise.

Åland

There seem to be millions of islands in the archipelago of Åland. Plenty of these islands are really islets, since they are so small. There is also a population in this area, so I'm curious how this interesting geography affects the culture. I'd also like seeing so many islands in one area.

Gondar

Gondar is an Ethiopian city rich in history and architecture. There are numerous castles, including some world-famous ones, which are quite lovely to look at.

Simien Mountains

Simien Mountains National Park is a collection of magnificent African wildlife and scenery. The views from some of these high places must be unimaginably grand.

Taka Mountains

The Taka Mountains are an enormous topographical masterpiece by the city of Kassala in eastern Sudan. Surely there's plenty to do/see in the city, but I'd really enjoy getting up close to these enormous rocks.

Annobón

Equatorial Guinea somehow has possession of a faraway Atlantic island called Annobón, south of Sao Tome and Principe. This island looks worth visiting, though, with beautiful green plant life everywhere and interesting terrain and coastlines.

Laguna Quilotoa

The Laguna Quilotoa seems to be an Andean version of Orgeon's Crater Lake. It's in Ecuador, and most likely in a fairly different environment than the Cascades.

And it's huge.

Table Mountains

In southeastern Newfoundland, I discovered a magnificent set of mountains near a place called "Red Rocks". Here there is a large hill complete with a road to its summit, from which there is a view of this magnificent range. The pictures people have taken from the top of the Table Mountain(s) appear equally stunning.

Caldwell County Courthouse

Lockhart, Texas, is apparently the seat of Caldwell County. Its courthouse in the city, however, was a much more interesting find. A central clock tower surrounded by other spires reaches to the sky, and the colors and design of the exterior are quite lovely.

Bee County's seems quite interesting as well.

Cerro Mandango

Vilcabamba, Ecuador, has a neat mountain above it, which I believe is called "Mandango". Only the photos can accurately describe it, compared to the pathetic sentences I write on this blog. I think I've got the right location on the Google map for this thing, so you can check Panoramio to see why it looks cool to me, perhaps.

Klein Curaçao

Klein Curaçao is a tiny island in the Caribbean that, I assume, belongs to Curaçao, which belongs to the Netherlands. Anyway, I like this island because is looks so peaceful and isolated. A picturesque ancient-looking lighthouse is located here, and the experience of walking around on the surrounding grounds sounds like a really neat experience.

Hammeren

The area of Hammeren, "the hammer", is around the northwest tip of Bornholm, a Danish island in the Baltic Sea. Hammeren has a lot of interesting features, such as a castle ruin called Hammershus and a significant granite feature called Hammerknuden. Aside from the neat Danish names, it's quite a pretty place.

Mulanje

Mount Mulanje is a large mountain with surrounding geologic features that are pretty neat to look at. The views from the surrounding valleys and such look very worthwhile.

Bohemia

By this I mean, in particular, any of the beautifully built and colored cities of the Czech Republic. It would be extremely difficult to narrow down one specific city that stands out, because they are all quite romantic. Prague, Pilsen, Most, Carlsbad (especially Karlovy Vary! perhaps my final decision after all), Cheb, and so may others appear to be all amazing. A chance to visit any of these picturesque cities would be a privilege.

Kantara Castle

There is apparently a fairly good number of castles on the island of Cyprus. One of these, Kantara Castle, caught my attention by its position on quite a stunning mountain range. The view from this Crusades-era structure appears to be magnificent.

Guilin

The karst hills of Guilin in Guangxi are some of those famous huge tall hills/mountains you see in some portrayals of Chinese scenery and culture. Seeing them in real life would be much better than those images in our restaurants. There's also the Reed Flute Cave, which is interestingly lit up with lots of different colors.

Time Travel

Basically, visiting places on the map that involve interesting points of time zones.

• the Afghanistan-China border, which is also the border of very distant time zones

McMurdo Station

McMurdo Station is Antarctica's largest, I believe, so depending on your definitions, it's the largest city in Antarctica. There might not be a whole lot to do here, but whatever there is to do would definitely be cool to do in Antarctica.

Mount Everest

No way I want to climb that thing. Far too dangerous. But, I surely would like to see it in all its enormity.

Sydney

The Opera House and the Harbour Bridge are the two places I generally think of in Sydney. There surely is plenty to see there in addition.

London

There are plenty of things I'd hope to see in London. Of course, a few touristy places like Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, the Eye, Westminster Abbey, the O2, and Tower Bridge. Probably more to see there as well, which I'll probably decide once there's actually an opportunity. Oh yeah, the Royal Observatory of Greenwich! Neat!

Places in/around London to check out:

• Big Ben
• Buckingham Palace
• The London Eye
• Westminster Abbey
• the O2
• Tower Bridge
• the Shard
• Globe Theatre
• Royal Observatory of Greenwich
• British Museum

Rome

I'm not Catholic, but the buildings and gardens in the Vatican City look like a very interesting place to visit. Much history has taken place there, and possibly a lot more is to take place there.

Update: changed this entry from "Vatican City" to "Rome" because wow so much Rome. this includes vatican city too i guess, as well as the ancient forum, some fountains, some steps from roman holiday, the pantheon, italian government stuff, and other roman stuff. interesting and neat stuff :D

Kingdom Center

Riyadh's current tallest skyscraper is the Kingdom Center, one of the most recognizable modern buildings in the world. Its shape is distinguishable as one of Saudi Arabia's symbols of wealth.

Taj Mahal

The Taj Mahal in India is quite an amazing building. The grounds of the Taj Mahal seem like a wonderful place to explore and take pictures, and surely there's plenty to do, with it being such a huge tourist destination.

Beijing

Beijing is one of the world's most architecturally impressive cities. The huge structures all over the city and the Chinese experience would be quite a neat thing to see.

Victoria Falls

Victoria Falls is an amazing waterfall set where a large wide river collects into a tiny-by-comparison canyon. The Zambezi River, to be exact, spills over this area between Zambia and Zimbabwe in one of the world's most impressive displays.

Mount Meru

Mount Meru is a volcanic mountain in Tanzania, and it appears quite amazing due to it shape; it appears to be a large conic mountain with a huge volcanic bulge sticking up in the middle of it. Quite a geological oddity, but certainly a fantastic one as well.