Places dmianowski Wants to Go

The most iconic structure in Scotland has been home to bishops, colonels, and Sean Connery characters.

This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.

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

The only surviving piece of a submarine said to be the most decorated vessel in U.S. history.

This grove of ghostly cedars was killed in 1700 by an enormous tsunami, felt from the United States to Japan.

Rustic natural hot springs in the deciduous rain forest.

A "sinister, whimsical, tacky, and really orange" public art installation hidden under a Seattle bridge.

In this subterranean brick arcade, a small shop continues the ancient practice of bookbinding.

42nd story Pyramid shaped penthouse tops Seattle's oldest skyscraper.

The historic bar where local ship captains, traders, and gold miners would come together to do business a century ago.

A colorful architectural gem in Seattle’s uniquely modern Central Library.

The world's last remaining store of its kind.

These banned cigarette vending machines now sell little pieces of pocket-sized art.

This dazzling Buddhist temple was constructed from over one million ceramic tiles salvaged from a British shipwreck.

Parts of this sprawling temple complex are deteriorating, but its founder’s body remains intact.

An enormous Buddha peers through a gap in its ruined chamber.

A mile-long navigable cave adorned with stalactites and stalagmites reaching up to 65 feet tall.

An underwater temple submerged for 20 years has resurfaced with an extreme drought.

This serene bamboo walkway allows Buddhist monks from remote temples access to the nearby village.

This mountain sunrise is one of the most breathtaking views in Thailand, yet well off the tourist trail.

A forsaken beachfront condo abandoned after the Boxing Day Tsunami.

This elegant carving of the Buddha guards a small Buddhist temple within a cave.

A meditative walk up 353 stairs leads to a majestic white Buddha overlooking Pai.

This nugget of paradise earned its name for obvious reasons.