Places alexisr Wants to Go

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.

One of the world's largest Tesla coils.

A Maori village obliterated by an 1886 volcanic eruption.

This sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for “The Hobbit” film series.

Major tourist destination known for its bubbling mud-pools and hot thermal springs.

The world's brightest bioluminescent bay.

Malaysian fireflies create a dazzling display as thousands light up in unison.

An isolated dive site teeming with cnidarians.

Mysterious craters may have been home to an ancient cult.

A tiled, multi-level garden of survival in Lyon.

Large miniature theme park with 100-plus models.

Man-made mineral caves house massive bat colony.

A subterranean house of worship carved right out of the bedrock.

Gaze upon chocolate sculptures depicting everything from chariot races to Gaudí's famous church at this shrine to sweets.

The final resting place of a space program monolith, soon to be unveiled again to the public.

Come crisp December nights, this fairly plain neighborhood becomes a holiday dream world.

A deadly ancient portal to the underworld.

A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

An ever-changing gathering of crude wooden figures haunts the St. Lawrence River.

This historical theme park celebrates all things noodle.

An enormous dragon scales the walls of this 17-story temple.

Temple of a million beers.

"World's largest scrap metal sculpture" stands in an outdoor sculpture garden in the middle of Wisconsin.