Places kaiaoverthemoon Wants to Go

A New England curiosity cabinet, one hundred years on.

The first and only planetarium in Sri Lanka.

Inside the dome of this gigantic, Saturn-shaped building is one of the largest planetariums in Asia.

A delightful but little-known public observatory and planetarium in Munich.

This state-of-the-art planetarium takes architectural inspiration from the sun itself.

This innocuous New Mexico storefront was once the secret jump-off spot for Manhattan Project scientists.

A picture-perfect town, perfect for blowing up.

Twice a year, visitors can tour the desolate site that birthed the Atomic Age.

Crushed coral and crystals give the sand its signature coloration.

Once home to Komodo dragons, this island dreamscape has a rare combination of white, pink, and black sand beaches.

This deceptively salty lake looks like blushing pink lemonade.

The saltiest lake in all of Crimea is also the pinkest of the pink and teeming with life.

The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.

Bacteria and algae give the salty water its bubblegum hue.

Next to the Malaysian Prime Minister’s office stands this rose-colored mosque.

This colorful palace is an oasis of calm amid the hustle and bustle of the Buriganga riverfront.

Take a hidden path to the mouth of the cave to watch millions of bats swarm at sunset.

These flying foxes dangle from the trees around the library like fuzzy black fruit.

This breathtaking island on Rwanda’s Lake Kivu is a haven for thousands of fruit bats.

A massive cave once a secret military base is now home to thousands of bats.

Abandoned railroad tunnel is home to a colony of three million Mexican free-tail bats.

This large cave is a summer home to thousands of bats and has a rich history dating back to prehistoric times.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

The summer home of the largest colony of bats in the world.