Places asdonkar Wants to Go

A Byzantine-era church hidden in a wooded area below the Acropolis.

A cooled lava flow from the Haleakalā volcano formed these surreal-looking columnar basalt structures.

This 135-year-old weather station studied the effects of the climate on human health.

These abandoned salt flats are now a haven for wildlife.

The oldest standing Byzantine church in Athens is tucked within a monastery in the middle of an upscale shopping district.

This colonial mining complex is now home to magnificent themed gardens.

An outdoor urban gallery of large-scale artworks by the world's most influential street artists.

You can walk up Thailand’s naturally non-slip waterfall.

Legend said this huge, gnarled tree sheltered the saint during a storm.

The plants form a living library and laboratory for researchers and students at Michigan State University.

An unusual resting place built into the hill with an amazing view of Lake Como.

This labyrinthine resting place of Black American leaders has been reclaimed by nature.

The Cycladic architecture makes this Athens neighborhood feel like an island paradise hidden in the shadow of the Acropolis.

Found: Garden of Eden in Miami-Dade County, Florida.

The sign that drew attention to a young boy's cucumber stand is now the name of his fruit superstore.

Scars of this building's past life as a violent prison still cover its walls.

It leads to a former hospital’s old root cellar.

This 19th-century sanctuary was built atop a hill that once housed a Roman fort.

A wedding chapel, vintage clothing shop, and bar all under one roof.

The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.

A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.

A small island with shimmering pink sands, home to loggerhead turtles and rare plants.

This museum is housed in an unassuming building that witnessed one of the most daring feats of satire in modern history.

This series of waterfalls tumble into a radiantly blue river.