Places cosmobacon13 Wants to Go

A micronation on an islet along the coast of a Portuguese island.

A small but charming botanical garden that contains many exotic plant species.

This star-shaped military outpost is now simply trying to protect itself from neglect.

This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”

When Azorean green tea meets volcanic hot springs water, a luminous brew is born.

One of the smallest bookstores on the planet.

A small Portuguese cottage formed between boulders in the countryside.

A stunning 18th-century site where pilgrims ascend by a series of punishing stairs only to return via funicular.

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

An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.

This historical swimming pool near Miami is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.

A tour of underground Berlin takes you through WWII air raid shelters and tunnels used to smuggle people out of East Germany.

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

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

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?

La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's "Dream House" will immerse you in an ever changing world of sound and light.

A tree-like building perches on its trunk in the Steglitz neighborhood of Berlin.

This Stockholm light tower can be controlled by anyone with a smartphone.

It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.

This 22-floor tower's Skydeck offers panoramic views of Amsterdam.

A giant red chair bolted to a rock on a remote mossy hillside in Iceland.

Created as a punny statement about genetic engineering this monstrous hybrid statue has become a beloved icon.

The oldest (maybe) swimming pool in Iceland is a stunning oasis built into the side of a lush hill.