Places danielrthorne Wants to Go

A Boeing mechanic and his wife leave a whimsical, stone sculptured garden as their legacy.

Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.

Ancient rock-hewn town that witnessed key events of Georgian history.

A library and shop devoted to the body, mortality, and bringing to light forgotten or neglected histories

This limestone cave offers an incredible view of the Río Grande de Arecibo valley.

Abandoned bridge hidden deep in the San Gabriel Mountains.

Thousands of well-dressed mummies below a monastery.

A Red Cross memorial museum at the site of the Niš concentration camp that operated for four eventful years during World War II.

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.

A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.

Aqua white sand highlighted with fiery red rocks.

The first North American landing spot for James Cook on his third voyage of discovery in the Pacific.

Two waterfalls flow down the cliff faces decorated with rare natural basalt columns.

Sacred waters rescued from the wrath of a volcano.

Visit this playground of waterfalls, caves and sinkholes.

The remains of a sunken military ship wreck visible through clear water.

Volcanically heated hot springs.

The old Niles Canyon Aqueduct in the San Francisco Bay Area is a bemusing and secret trail through nature for wayward travelers.

Thousands of Haitians travel to the waterfalls to ask the Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel and her voodoo counterpart Erzulie for healing in a yearly pilgrimage.

Fascination continues to surround one of history's most infamous shipwrecks.

The largest pool at its elevation sits on top of one of the most expensive resorts in the world.

A stunning, abandoned limestone quarry in southern Indiana provided the stone to erect the Empire State Building.

One of the deepest indoor swimming pools in the world.

Iceland's largest lagoon is home to stunning multi-colored icebergs.