Places benharkins Wants to Go

Perfectly preserved ancient monastery in an impossibly dramatic location on a rocky island in the Atlantic.

This French ghost town from World War II has been left as a memorial to German atrocities during World War II.

The atmospheric road was never meant to be so creepy.

These azure waters were thought to lead to the Mayan Underworld.

Breathtakingly blue walls shimmer inside the "Glacier Behind the Town."

If there is one thing you don't want to be in Sweden during Christmas, it's a Yule Goat.

This massive underground salt mine now holds a sci-fi theme park in its depths.

This psychedelic tourist trap is a leisurely descent into madness.

These mammoth-yet-narrow crevasses in the Earth are perfect for taking an otherworldly swim.

Leave the wardrobes and sweets to British schoolchildren, Shanghai's got a Coke machine that leads to booze.

A notoriously corrupt Chief of Police's deteriorating Greek-themed playhouse.

A total of 999 stairs lead visitors through a massive hole in a mountain known as the Gateway to Heaven.

A Hawaiian stairway to heaven—that you can't climb.

This modern monument to pagan belief looks like it was transported straight from ancient times.

This volcanic cave lake is essentially hard proof that Iceland is the most magical place on Earth.

A favorite Paris bar for U.S. expats, including Gershwin, Hemingway, and James Bond.

This Austrian museum celebrates the work of famous forgers and their inimitable imitations.

A Lovecraftian altar of nightmarish bronze chairs sits ominously on a boardwalk in Puerto Vallarta.

A hot dog stand where the heads are just as hot as the dogs.

This replica Viking village was created for a film that was never shot and is now open to visitors.

The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.

Prison made famous by The Shawshank Redemption has been out of commission since 1990.

This gruesome biblical parade celebrates the one day a year that a bit of Jesus' blood turns to liquid.

The house that birthed The Old Man and The Sea is now a museum devoted to the old man who wrote it.