Places christophermarchant0 Wants to Go

These underground shelters dug by the Japanese during World War II later helped Timor-Leste achieve its independence.

The final resting place for the remains of 143 Habsburg royalty.

A 98-room castle in the middle of Toronto that bankrupted a 19th century electricity multimillionaire.

This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

A tragic legacy of the attempt to beautify Skopje and line the pockets of corrupt politicians

This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.

This frequently-photographed waterfall takes only a short hike to visit.

Mysterious rocks that ring musically when struck.

The collection contains over 25,000 items and details the painful dental practices of the past.

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

Locals pay their respects at a shrine to soccer player Diego Maradona—which claims to contain a real lock of his hair.

This whimsical fountain depicts a winged siren shooting water out of her nipples into the fires of Mount Vesuvius.

Suffocating dogs was a common spectacle in the fumes of this noxious cave.

This monumental fountain has moved around the city multiple times.

This 17th-century passageway is home to numerous bookshops, a witch legend, and the oldest pizzeria in the world.

The remains of the left arm of the levitating philosopher-saint are kept in a 13th-century Neapolitan basilica.

The Neapolitan Cult of the Dead still cares for the skulls at this mini-Fontanelle.

A popular legend claims that the famous pizza was invented at a restaurant in this alley.

Every day is like Christmas on this street where the traditional Neapolitan nativity scene comes to life.

The once forbidden "secret cabinet" of erotic art from excavations of Pompeii and Herculaneum.

The Corinthian columns that towered over Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration stand proud.

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

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.