Places danielrthorne Wants to Go

A spherical "micro-nation" in the heart of Vienna.

America's only nuclear missile silo open to the public.

Massive puppet-automaton machines created by French artist collective Machines de l’Ile.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

Australian Lake set aglow by Noctiluca Scintillans.

Famous for its bio-luminescent inhabitants, known as "dismalites."

Once the path of a railway tunnel, now home to thousands of glowing insects.

A midnight snack that lights up the night.

For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.

Malaysian fireflies create a dazzling display as thousands light up in unison.

The world's brightest bioluminescent bay.

Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.

This "dead marsh" sits among the largest sand dunes in the world, a forest frozen in time.

A gigantic collection of teeny, tiny books.

The fantastic architectural models of a French traveler.

Thailand museum of bottles of all shapes and sizes filled with intricate and beautiful art.

One of the world's largest model railroads is a mind-boggling achievement.

A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.

A building so large that it has its own weather.

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.

A submerged village appears when dam levels drop.

Sloth rehabilitation center in the jungle of Costa Rica.

A museum dedicated to the Spanish occult in a town that was terrorized by the Inquisition.

The most peaceful "country" in the Middle East.