It could all end one year from now on December 21, 2012. Or not. The prophecies and speculations about what might happen on the last day of a 5,125-year-long cycle in the Maya calendar are, well, endless. For you planners and you naysayers, we've compiled a list of the top 10 destinations to witness the event (or nonevent). These cool bunkers, mystical sites, places with ironic names, and culturally significant locations are great spots to go out having the time of your life, even if the end of days is a no-show.
Hell's Door (Darvaza Gas Crater), Derweze, Turkmenistan
Fritz Underground Winery, Cloverdale, California
Caana (Sky Palace), Caracol near San Ignacio, Belize
Pu'u Keka'a (Black Rock), Ka'anapali Beach, Maui
Playa Viva, Zihuatanejo, Mexico
Samoa, South Pacific
Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, Africa
Spider Rock, Canyon de Chelly National Park, Arizona
The Western Wall/Wailing Wall/Al-Buraq Wall/Kotel, Old City of Jerusalem, Israel
Lake Atitlan/Uaxactun Ruins/Other Locations, Guatemala
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