Places cheybookworm Wants to Go

This quiet area of Yunnan Province annually transforms into an unbelievable sea of yellow flowers.

This tiered waterfall is so pretty it may cause visitors to cry tears of their own.

The Icelandic Sea Monster Museum explores the area's history of aquatic cryptid sightings.

A city continually buried under the ash of a volcano that has been erupting for more than 15 years.

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

One man's lifetime collection of tiny objects of wisdom gathered from around the world, on display for public enjoyment.

Dim sum, served in a grand old theater.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

The giant figure on the back of this turtle-shaped temple actually hides a memorial pendulum.

This abandoned Slovenian military barracks has become a punky-political art squat.

A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.

An abandoned 1920s school with a mysterious history.

This abandoned asylum in Wales might look haunted, but it's still beautiful.

Tacoma’s 25-foot coffee pot music spot has served up over 80 years of concrete kitsch.

The location along the shores of the Great Salt Lake of what was once called, "The Coney Island of the West", now sits barren due to arson and time.

This frozen tunnel in central Alaska is both an engineering feat and a valuable climate classroom.

A sculpture for the sun and stars, created by Nancy Holt.

An alley way dedicated to graffiti and street art is a constantly changing street gallery.

This former Masonic hall has been turned into an art project that uses even more metaphysical iconography.

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.

A unique columnar residence built in the 19th century.

This upscale streetwear store is hidden behind a fake Snapple machine in the back of a deli.

19th-century operating theatre in which the use of ether was first demonstrated - plus, a skeleton and a mummy!

The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.