I remember someone telling me that she was bored with the idea of returning to Hawaii for a conference – been there, done that, she said. I couldn’t fathom her reaction – who could resist the scenery of those islands no matter how many times they visited them? What she meant, though, was that she wanted something new, something beyond her imagination that would stay in her mind forever.

Traveling is always a journey into the unknown, for even when we plan it out, there can be twists and turns along the way. Finding locations so unusual we feel breathless when we see them is just what some parts of the world have to offer.

These ten destinations can only be called unique, one-of-a-kind experiences that reveal the astonishing diversity and the incredible creativity of places we can find on this earth of ours.