Places danielkd Wants to Go

This once-derelict building is now one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world.

The wooden octagon in which Huckleberry Finn and A Connecticut Yankee were born can still be visited in upstate New York.

The little-known final resting place of one of America's greatest writers.

Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.

This incredibly diverse research station is one of the largest tropical botanical gardens in the world.

A cozy bookstore is tucked within an old gold mine shaft beneath the cafe and ice cream shop.

The railway carts travelers to central Athens's highest peak, which offers stunning vistas of the city.

This historic little railroad runs through some of the most beautiful scenery in Germany.

A comprehensive collection of bonsai set in a beautiful campus.

This spectacular bridge supported by two gigantic hands looks like something out of a fantasy universe.

Walking by this fence is like strolling along a portal to various fictional worlds.

This tiny movie theater was the last one in the U.S. constructed in the Nuevo Deco architectural style.

This isolated Japanese mountain village untouched by time showcases unique and stunning traditional architecture.

Thailand's distressed elephants find peace at this Chiang Mai sanctuary.

A former bastion of Rajput chivalry, this massive hill fort is the site of legend and tragedy.

A cablecar-station-turned-revolving restaurant with 360-degree views of the Swiss skyline.

One of the American Southwest's most extensive collections of Navajo rock art.

More than 700 species live within this murky marvel of a swamp on California's coast.

A sophisticated astronomical tower built by one of the greatest Persian scholars of the Islamic Golden Age.

One of two lighted lanterns hung in the church belfry on the eve of the Revolutionary War to warn that the British were on their way.

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

A spectacular rainbow of stained glass makes the "Pink Mosque" one of the most beautiful in Iran.

This bone-filled cave got its name after they found 140 bear skeletons inside.

The possible imprisonment of Vlad the Impaler here earned the medieval castle its nickname, "Dracula's Castle."