Places ckoohle Wants to Go

Once the site of a Native American harvest festival, this humble clearing later played an invaluable role in the birth of jazz.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

The stone labyrinth in this New Orleans city park was laid to symbolize healing in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

This abandoned Civil War fortress is slowly being swallowed by the waters of Lake Borgne.

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.

This dizzying span over the ancient Algerian city was once the highest suspension bridge in the world.

An entire subdivision was accidentally built on a flood plain, resulting in its eventual demolition—but the streets are still there.

This stone windmill marks an old, mysterious homestead in what is now central Austin.

Locals dubbed it the "Owl Building" because of its bird-like appearance.

This massive oak tree has ties to the first native tribes of the region and the founders of Texas.

A small island hides in plain sight on Austin's Lady Bird Lake.

Some islands... they come, they go, especially on Lake Travis.

The upstairs reading room is packed with millions of rare books, literary manuscripts, and historical treasures.

A view-altering observatory at the University of Texas.

This eclectic, mosaic-clad home includes a bamboo ping-pong loft and a "Whispermaphones" intercom.

A store full of vintage and indie toys designed to bring out the kid in even the crustiest of adults.

Free public park and gardens filled with peacocks and peahens.

The world's most active stratovolcano is almost always erupting.

A mysterious ancient elephant said to possess magic powers is now the symbol of a Sicilian city.

This amazingly preserved Doric temple was abandoned before it was ever completed.

The ancient Greeks abandoned this quarry to escape Hannibal's devastating invasion.

Tourists to the mountaintop Sicilian town often overlook its ancient fortifications.

Built on a medieval synagogue, this church has a burial crypt, tunnel system, and Jewish ritual bath hiding deep underneath.