Places Andrea IX Wants to Go

One of the oldest scientific gardens in Britain, containing more than 13,302 plant species in its core collection.

A world-class observatory in the California desert.

The tallest outdoor elevator in Europe rockets passengers on a dizzyingly precarious ride to the top of a mountain.

Intensely colorful calcite pools in Southern China.

A canvas of crops grow from vibrant red soil in this terraced farmland.

Virgil's many-mouthed gateway to the underworld.

The once forbidden "secret cabinet" of erotic art from excavations of Pompeii and Herculaneum.

Not one, not two, but three natural bridges remain in this captivating spot post-sinkhole.

Graffiti, cars, and religion combine to create this jungle of scrap in the Nevada desert.

Walk through depictions of the torture inflicted on those who go to Buddhist hell.

Where Aleister Crowley taught magick in "La Chambre Des Cauchemars," his "Chamber of Nightmares."

England's most notorious suicide spot.

The decaying ruins of Wales' first asylum for the mentally ill.

A stunning silver lining to global warming's gloomy cloud.

An architectural marvel that spans the Arda River, and has stories of a haunted past.

The palace of the King of Kings, burned by Alexander the Great.

This small chapel is built of human bones and decorated with a golden skeleton.

Mirrors and glass shards cover every inch of this arrestingly beautiful mosque.

An Italian hillside ghost town.

The ruins of an ancient island city built atop a coral reef in the South Pacific are spectacular and strange enough to have inspired H.P. Lovecraft.

Where the lovelorn find a home for their sentimental keepsakes.

This sword isn't waiting for a king to pull it out. It was placed there by a saint.

Plundered and left asunder by grave robbers, this ancient necropolis has been painstakingly pieced back together.

The recovered bones of martyrs slaughtered during The Terror are on display in this church crypt.