Places louie22eye Wants to Go

Two ancient yew trees with a chapel and an altar built inside their hollow trunks.

Three people can fit inside this little Serbian Orthodox church carved inside a 500-year-old oak tree.

The hidden chapel that keeps getting forgotten over the centuries

Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.

The site of an underground detonation of a megaton nuclear bomb in the middle of the Mojave Desert.

This large pile of traveler-curated rocks by the dry lakebed is a longstanding tradition on the Old Mojave Road.

For those going through a life transition, a place to leave behind a piece of your former self.

Gnarled canopies of pink and purple wildflowers arch over the trail to the summit.

Once the tallest building in the world and the site of “the highest dinner ever held in New York” this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.

The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

A solitary arbor with a unique pedigree.

A forest outside Darmstadt becomes an open-air art gallery, where international artists turn trees, branches, stones, and clearings into strange, playful, and thought-provoking works.

A 57-foot stained-glass dome from a Parisian tango house now crowns a wine bar in the San Bernardino Mountains.

A museum that cashes in on its infamous little people while teaching you a thing or two about the Irish fey.

A stealthy Apache hideaway that became the haunting site of a mass grave.

A “floating horse” hangs menacingly over the heads of passersby.

Twisted trees shaped by coastal winds make this woodland look like something from a spooky story.

This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.

This old-school café is famous for serving coffee, chilaquiles, and the Cuban Revolution.

This bird-shaped rock formation defies gravity, time, and classification.

It's safe—and permitted—to walk across these twin natural sandstone arches.

The famous facade of Grand Central Terminal hides a regulation tennis court—and it's not the first one.

This semi-hidden Manhattan restaurant is based out of a loading dock.