No time for the beaches of Asia? Perhaps you can get up to High Point

The Tripadvisor travel website has released its 2014 "Travelers Choice" lists, and one of the rosters is for "Top 10 destinations on the rise":

Da Nang, Vietnam

Sihanoukville, Cambodia

Limassol, Cyprus

Ao Nang, Thailand

Bodrum City, Turkey

Naha, Japan

Hurghada, Egypt

Kazan, Russia

Manaus, Brazil

Eilat, Israel

Well, they may be on the rise, but the price to get there is too steep for many of us in the months ahead.

Their also-out list of "10 places that look awesome from above" is a tad more economical:

Rio de Janeiro

Niagara Falls, Ontario

Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Las Vegas

Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

Grand Canyon

New York City

Cappadocia, Turkey

Sydney Harbor, Australia

Kauai, Hawaii

The list includes recommended copter or  balloon tours.

Still too distant and pricey?  Check the Tripadvisor list of "10 quirky attractions." You may want to fold and file in your memory the 10th one listed.

Lombard Street, San Francisco

Robot Restaurant, Tokyo

Diggerland, Stroud, England

Bata Shoe Museum, Toronto

Carhenge, Alliance, Neb.

Karni Mata Temple, India

Gnome Reserve, West Putford, England

Tiger & Turtle roller coaster, Magic Mountain, Germany

International UFO Museum, Roswell, N.M.

World's Largest Chest of Drawers, High Point

And before you start snickering at the World's Largest Chest of Drawers, note that the photo at the top of this post was taken by Christobol Perez of the Las Vegas Sun. 

Can't help but wonder how awesome High Point's attraction looks from the air. ...