Places dearestcatherine Wants to Go

This frequently-photographed waterfall takes only a short hike to visit.

A working monastery hidden away in Brooklyn once abutted the location of a former inebriate's home.

A favorite of Amelia Earhart, ranking among those rare bridges that can be crossed without changing sides of the river.

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

Soaring over 6,000 feet in the Bavarian Alps, this beer garden was once Hitler's 50th birthday present.

This gracefully curving formation looks like a massive wave that was suddenly turned to stone.

Because sometimes the most efficient route from A to B isn't a straight line.

A high school astronomy enthusiast designed this model of our solar system to be traversed on foot.

The ruins of this antebellum sugar plantation are the end result of a Seminole attack during the Florida Wars of 1836.

A winding, cliffside stretch of road overlooking the Delaware River.

These delicate sand pyramids look like naturally occurring gothic spires.

A city built from mud and known as the "Manhattan of the desert."

Skulls from the plague of 1656 and World War II bombings are united by a cult dedicated to caring for the ancient dead.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

An 80-year-old house built out of newspapers.

A Japanese shrine to dolls.

The largest and most famous wax anatomical collection anywhere in the world.

This Brazilian palace island was once the site of the last grand ball before revolution.

An ancient system of freshwater caves filled with animal bones, including that of species long-extinct.

The so-called "Richest Village In China" is either a model Communist town or a dystopian sham.

This oddly named town refuses to change its phallic moniker.

The ancient ruins of an extinguished city amidst the bustle of a modern one.

This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.

The remains of this hell for leather wild west town can still be found in the Arizona desert.