Places amelianotthepilot Wants to Go

An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.

Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

A 140-year-old castle with underground caves hidden in San Francisco.

This faux-seedy Japanese arcade is made up to look like a maze of alleys straight out of a cyberpunk dystopia.

A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

The history of occult science is turned into a creepshow at this lurid Prague tourist attraction.

Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

This beautiful building in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District was empty for decades.

An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.

An eerie, derelict amusement park in Berlin.

An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."

The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.