Places BOEK Wants to Go

A forgotten sea village stands silent after hurricanes deemed it obsolete.

Strange rock formations tower above the river that snakes through this enchanting Icelandic canyon.

The final resting place of the poets Shelley and Keats.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

This narrow canyon has been carved by the river over thousands of years into spectacular and curious forms.

One architect's organic, human-centric design has been fully realized in this alien art house.

The oldest hotel in the world has been operated by the same family for over 1,300 years, even catering to samurai.

A monument to the love people have for their pets.

This woodland architectural installation acts as a camera obscura for the heavens.

This historic Georgian mansion contains a hidden room that was used to harbor a fugitive in the days of the Underground Railroad.

France's national museum of scientific and industrial instruments.

This museum houses an imposing skeleton army comprised of creatures great and small.

America’s smallest national park site is the former residence of exiled Polish national hero Thaddeus Kosciuszko.

One person’s lost luggage is another person’s treasure.

A museum of carnival attractions where you are invited to ride the rides.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

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

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

A tiny red pebble marks what may be the quietest outdoor spot in the United States.

The angel of death appears to weep black tears at this grave marker.

Rome’s legendary peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.

A massive natural rock arch gives the Tuscan mountain its own window to the sky.

A statue of the heroic plumber stands outside a company that bluffed its way into being Nintendo’s Scandinavian distributor.

Near-constant high winds deform the trees on Spruce Knob, the highest point in West Virginia.