Places akiraa1 Wants to Go

Xul Solar was an artist of alternate worlds, inventor of languages, and dreamer of utopias.

A gateway to a mysterious network of underground tunnels.

A series of waterfalls so massive they straddle the border of Argentina and Brazil.

This stunning mass of ice spans 121 square miles and is still growing.

This historic, palatial theater is now one of the world’s most beautiful bookstores.

This Stockholm light tower can be controlled by anyone with a smartphone.

A beloved upside-down beacon off the coast of Northern Ireland.

Over 400,000 birds spend their summers nesting on this small Arctic island.

The closest thing to Mars on Earth.

"The country that ate itself."

In the back of a bustling factory lurks a quiet museum honoring the history of Canadian sugar manufacturing.

A monument to the 17,000 Chinese who worked and died to build Canada's Pacific Railway.

A former Canadian Pacific Railway station turned liquor store, the first and only station in Canada visited by British royalty.

The giant birds honor two native North American species.

This "Palace of Purification" has made many film appearances as a dark and sinister headquarters.

One of the largest underground systems runs under Canada's largest urban center.

This massive, ancient stone was disassembled and then put back together again.

This knick-knack-covered house (complete with a matching van) is a charming oddity in the middle of a modest downtown neighborhood.

A memorial to the tens of thousands of Irish who fled to North America during the Great Famine.

A miniature representation of Canadian cities and landmarks in incredible—and sometimes hilarious—detail.

This urban oasis is a marvelous meld of music and landscape architecture.

The oldest landmark of Toronto is a testament to shifting sands.

One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.

A collection of more than 12,000 shoes, displayed in a building shaped like a shoebox.