Places daratheodora Wants to Go

Started as a kitchen garden, now the second largest botanical garden in the world.

The largest free-standing aquarium in the world resides in a hotel lobby in Berlin.

The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.

Ruins of a German castle on top of a towering stone pillar.

The castle where Martin Luther secretly translated the New Testament from Greek to German while in hiding.

This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.

With over 12,000 different species of plants, this botanical garden is Japan's oldest and most diverse.

1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.

High in the Rockies the third largest statue in the U.S. opens her welcoming arms, and lights up the night sky.

A controversial memorial at the place where Captain Cook met his violent end.

A beach made of semi-precious green sand on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi.

This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.

The ruins of an 11th-century Norman castle with a rare, perfectly circular shape.

A breathtaking flower tunnel bursts with beautiful golden blossoms.

The ornate miniature mansions were built for Istanbul's feathered residents.

A tribute to the women who quietly kept the local steelworks alive during both world wars.

A tribute to the incredible generosity the Choctaw Nation showed the Irish people during the Great Famine.

A long spiraling walkway winds through the woods, and around a copper beech tree at the center.

This monument remembers the first Japanese Americans forcibly relocated during World War II.

A beautiful collection of architectural ornaments rescued from demolished New York City buildings.

An exquisite grouping of structures made from 10 tons of invasive saplings.

This hidden sculpture garden full of Wild West art is one of San Antonio's best-kept secrets.

The vibrant buildings in the “capital of the comic strip” celebrate the art form that made it famous.

It is said the legendary wizard once lived in this sea cave beneath Tintagel Castle.