15 ultimate bucket list destinations

Ait Benhaddou Kasbah at dawn in Morocco.

A man walks along the “Avenue of the Baobabs,� a famous natural reserve in western Madagascar, near Morondava.

Praia da Marinha Beach in Algarve, Portugal.

The Sahara’s sand dunes in North Africa.

The Old Bridge in Mostar, Bosnia.

Thousands of worshippers come to the Shwedagon pagoda to celebrate Thingyan, a New Years Water festival in Yangon, Myanmar.

A Thai elephant and a mahout ride along the field at an elephant camp at the Anantara Golden Triangle resort in Golden Triangle, northern Thailand.

Kumbh Mela, one of the largest religious congregations in the world, at Trimbakeshwar in Ramkund on the Godavari River in Nashik, India.

A traditional rickshaw waits for tourists on an ancient street in Pingyao, a county in central Shanxi province in China. Pingyao has a history dating back 2,700 years and has 50,000 residents. Renowned for its well-preserved city walls, Pingyao is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site and major tourist attraction.

A horseman drives a carriage in the Djemaa El Fna Square, in Marrakesh, Morocco.