Places ckoohle Wants to Go

This fairy-tale, neo-Gothic church in the Azores is a world of magical realism.

Portugal’s highest lighthouse has one of the most impressive focal planes in the world.

A turquoise lake within a volcanic crater.

The 1,000-year-old abbey is the birthplace of modern musical notation.

Cavernous opening completely encased in Karst limestone.

A crystal clear beach surrounded by beautiful coral reefs.

In ancient times, these fallen standing stones supported a massive house.

Where hundreds of Japanese civilians committed suicide to avoid being captured by American soldiers during WWII.

A once-glowing grotto at the bottom of Waikapalae Wet Cave.

This hidden stream beneath Indianapolis makes an appearance in the best-selling novel "Underground Airlines."

Once adorning a New York skyscraper, these reclaimed ruins now haunt an Indiana park.

A hidden network of subterranean passageways lies tangled beneath Indianapolis' bustling City Market.

Finnish lake, and scene of an infamous murder mystery.

According to the locals, the sands of this secluded Norway beach are infused with gemstone particles.

Tucked behind New Jersey's abandoned Gingerbread Castle lie the eerie ruins of a once-flourishing paper mill.

An open-air museum in a mountain valley features works designed to blend in with—and disintegrate back into—their natural surroundings.

An architect transformed this abandoned cement factory into his castle-like workshop.

Brisbane's manmade urban beach has enough water to fill five Olympic-sized swimming pools.

An exact replica of a colossal Olmec head sits atop a pyramid within a Madrid traffic circle.

This tangled English forest looks like something right out of a fairytale.

400-year-old garden, restored to beauty.

A fantastic castle rumored to be the birthplace of King Arthur.

A circle stone within a stone circle.

A lakeside garden in the Southern Alps full of whimsical artwork and thousands of beautiful flowers.