Places zdficken Wants to Go

Was the twisted roof on this church's belltower an intentional design or a happy accident?

In Costa Rica's cloud forest, the roots of a woody ficus create a botanical bridge.

A 13th-century stronghold that has fallen into ruin.

At the edge of the high desert, California's second-largest natural lake is home to a unique subspecies of trout adapted to its alkaline waters.

Thousands of bottles that have held everything from poison to perfume make up the collection of this small museum.

This unusually-named reservoir found a second life as a nature preserve.

A 2017 crowdfunding campaign saved this historic castle from being destroyed.

Read a book with a glass of wine at this classically restored bar.

Considered one of the oldest surviving churches in Goa.

An otherworldly art experience.

The largest Christian church in the country is a complicated symbol of Spanish colonialism.

When new viceroys were elected, they passed through this arch to cement the title.

This hiking/biking/horse trail along an old railroad grade features trestles, tunnels, and a roadless stretch through the scenic Susan River canyon.

A handmade waterfall in Kanyakumari.

One of the oldest hospitals in the Americas is now decorated in hallucinatory murals.

Launched by Napoleon's soldiers more than 200 years ago, a cannonball remains embedded in the tower wall.

In the middle of a New England forest sit the crumbling ruins of World War II-era ammunition storage bunkers.

On top of a hill, this Catholic church overlooks the most Catholic island in Greece.

Prolific outsider artist Sid Boyum's concrete sculptures add whimsy to Madison's Schenk-Atwood neighborhood.

A cultural center on the shores of Lake Malawi dedicated to preserving Karonga’s past and present, including the fossilized remains of the Malawisaurus.

In the 19th century, this canal provided power to mills, machine shops, and other businesses in the area.

The larger of two volcanic peaks rising out of the crystalline waters of the Caribbean.

It's believed a local adventurer spent 50 years living inside this cave.

These natural wonders have taken millennia to form into the stunning marvels they are today.