Places ckoohle Wants to Go

One of the last umbrella repair shops in Paris upholds the nostalgic art of umbrella making.

Hidden in a grotto 26 feet below Nottingham's oldest hotel, this stylish subterranean drinking den is notoriously hard to find.

World War II ended before these tunnels built to protect vital oil from Japanese bombs were ever used.

The entrance to this sinisterly named tunnel hides behind a Tim Hortons.

Made famous by 'Star Wars,' these troglodyte homes face an uncertain future.

This Roman quarry once held secret masses and smuggler's contraband and is now home to rare species of bats.

A network of concealed passageways lies within a busy London Underground station.

The inspiration for the Patagonia Clothing logo, Cerro Fitz Roy turns pink at sunrise.

Bonsai garden in Oakland is curated by the first non-Japanese female bonsai master in the United States.

Julia Morgan's Moorish-Gothic labyrinth of fountains, trees, natural light and Oakland's notable dead.

A spiritual sanctuary in a natural cave.

The lavish, well-preserved home of a wealthy Baba Nyonya family is now a cultural museum.

Now abandoned, this stone church was part of the missionary efforts that initiated the Christianization of Zambia.

A surprising and unconventional mosque hidden in the subsoil of Istanbul.

This small 16th-century church in Athens is almost entirely surrounded by a modern building.

The "stairway to heaven" lookout tower was built to resist weather, arson, and the laws of physics.

An ancient city hidden in the heart of the Sierra Nevada mountains.

This is what trains will look like after the zombie apocalypse.

The spot in the Mile-High City that's exactly 5,280 feet above sea level (at least for now).

The wooden telephone box hidden away in London's Piccadilly was the original prototype of the iconic kiosk.

The spot where the namesake of the Douglas fir met his mysterious end on a Hawaiian volcano.

An enchanting landscape of ancient sandstone structures eroded into otherworldly shapes.

These enlarged egg sculptures represent the native birds of eastern Iceland.

A towering spire in the fortress of Kalemegdan honors the victorious armies of Serbia during their struggles against the Ottoman Empire.