Places daratheodora Wants to Go

While only two of the ancient buildings at this site are actually churches this was one of the earliest Irish pilgrimage sites ever.

Certain traditions prevail on the least-visited island of the Aran Islands.

A steam trawler with a whiskey-soaked history driven ashore in 1960 resides rusty but still standing on the shoreline.

This romantic, decaying 13th-century ruin on the edge of Sherwood Forest is reputedly one of England's most haunted places.

This 14th century tower house was once the home of Irish poet W.B. Yeats.

Home of Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose.

This famous bridge twisted itself into oblivion, but not for the reason you might think.

This replica stave church looks like a piece of Norway was simply plopped down in South Dakota.

Air Force Academy Chapel made of 100 identical tetrahedrons works to inspire those of all religions.

A statue of the early navigator stands overlooking the land he first surveyed.

Go inside the house that inspired L. M. Montgomery to create one of literature's most beloved heroines.

Rusty red sands line the shores of this Canadian Province.

An ancient Viking village in North America that predates Columbus by 500 years.

A Milanese café entirely designed by the American director Wes Anderson.

A small museum full of giant effigies of Bali's demons and monsters.

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

A Buddhist theme park brings you a Buddhist version of Hell.

Singapore's landscaping project is home to 18 incredible Supertrees.

A little stop along the Texas highway where Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, and James Dean stayed while shooting the 1955 film "Giant."

This old abandoned sign flickers to announce a motel that isn't even there.

One of the few surviving street funiculars in the world.

The home where a lovestruck Fitzgerald wrote his first published novel, "This Side of Paradise."

This 6th-century church has the largest and best-preserved collection of Byzantine mosaics outside Constantinople.

A Japanese concept restaurant that feels like a party thrown by the monsters in your closet.