Places canlarue Wants to Go

Who is this marble man, perpetually creeping up the steps of his own mausoleum?

A self-built castle made by a mysterious man.

This old school, eccentric, and independent video rental store refuses to die.

The first all glass and steel residence in the United States.

Hidden behind a wall, Spanish nuns distribute their signature sweets on a revolving tray.

A devilishly named gorge that was a sign of salvation for many pioneers.

On top of a sheet metal business in Juneau stand nearly a dozen charming Wizard of Oz statues.

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

Morocco's Argania trees are infested with nut-hungry goats.

Cave where bat-eating snakes hang down from the ceiling.

In paradise, feral pigs have claimed an island all to themselves.

These picturesque Hawaiian falls are home to a rare species of fish that uses a special sucker to climb up cliffs.

This Berlin island is home to a flock of free-roaming peacocks, as well as a historic ivory folly.

This Italian dam is covered in salt-hungry goats who manage to scale its almost vertical face.

Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.

This monument is a stark reminder of the horrors of the Zanzibar slave trade.

A schoolhouse and chapel are all that remains of this alpine village.

A stunning gilt bronze relief denounced by Hitler as "degenerate art"—even though it was dedicated to the Nazi leader.

These caves are home to a small church and were used to age cheese.

This mysterious Bronze Age standing stone has become a place where couples profess their love.

Some of Arizona's best spit-roasted tacos al pastor can be found here.

A natural gas leak provides a flickering flame beneath a waterfall.

At the crypt of St. Mary of Eulogies and the Dead you are left alone to ponder mortality among piles of skulls.

A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.