Places cavok86 Wants to Go

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

This massive steel pyramid can be entered by a set of jagged steps that let visitors stand in its heart.

England's "pier at the end of the universe" unites astronomy and contemporary architecture.

Geodesic dome luxury retreat in the Scottish Highlands.

This beach runway is off limits during high tide.

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

A museum dedicated to the history of a terrifying secret police is now held in their former headquarters.

A series of modernist treehouse hotel rooms grace the outskirts of an Arctic forest.

Where NASA's satellites and rovers phone home.

This foolish Victorian sea fort was converted to a deluxe hotel.

Decommissioned experimental solar facilities that pioneered solar energy technology.

Seller of surplus nuclear research materials.

Earth's tallest volcano is sacred to Native Hawaiians, and home to a dozen world-class observatories.

A historic observatory precariously perched at the "Top of Europe."