Places Abi Inman Wants to Go

Where better to stay the night than inside a trio of ancient Chinese deities representing "the good life."

Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.

A complex of six forts embedded in the Rajasthan hills.

Hidden in the shadow of a rocky fortress is one concubine’s long-forgotten legacy.

The vast chamber inside this abandoned cooling tower looks like something out of a sci-fi dystopia.

An archive of ceramic eggs painted to record clowns' personal makeup designs.

This massive chapel in the middle of the Indonesian forest is both haunting and fowl.

In the back of a nondescript sports bar is a museum-worthy mural by legendary cartoonists.

This 170-year-old Swiss guesthouse built into the side of a mountain is best accessed by a cable car.

The tallest residential building in Africa is an unsettling Brutalist monolith.

Along a California highway is a kind of Jurassic Park made of metal.

A serene space tucked amid the skyscrapers of Hong Kong's bustling financial district.

The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”

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

A colossal floating restaurant built to look like a ancient Chinese imperial palace.

Bali's remote "gateway to heaven" is one of the most sacred places on the island.

This space age health spa looks like a supervillain's lair.

This tallest folly in the world began its life as an elaborate factory chimney.

A castle hand-built by a Spanish dreamer in the Australian tropical jungle.

This sublime architectural marvel is a rare example of an expressionist church.

One of New York's best collections of pinball is hidden in a secret bar in the back of this laundromat.

This is not only one of the oldest collections in Europe, but also possibly the most beautiful.

Houses are tucked between, on, and underneath giant boulders.

The crumbling remains of a 19th century fortess.