Amazing Photos of Places You Need To Visit
You've thought of Paris, the Great Wall of China and the Amazon rainforest. We've thought of the not-so-typical yet completely remarkable places to book for your next picture-perfect getaway.
By Pamela Masin
Photo: Soh Morishita/Moment/Getty Images
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The Inspiration: "For a time / I rest in the grace of the world, and am free."
— Wendell Berry
The Place: Kyoto, Japan
The Reason to Go: It's rare that the words "peaceful" and "city" can be used to describe the same place. Kyoto, the winner
Travel + Leisure's 2014 Best City Award, is home to Zen gardens, UNESCO World Heritage sites, traditional tea ceremonies, as well as, the bullet train, futuristic Kyoto Station and Nintendo's headquarters. An added bonus to this past-meets-present city: It also boasts the Sagano Bamboo Forest, where you can take in swaying sky-high bamboo stalks.
Published 11/17/2016
