Places Donna McColl Wants to Go

Huge stone depressions which may have acted as an Incan agricultural experiment.

An ancient city hidden in the heart of the Sierra Nevada mountains.

This hunter-gatherer architecture is believed to be the oldest religious complex known.

A socialist building dedicated to teachers showcases one of the largest Soviet mosaics in the world.

Where mountaineers were checked for lice before entering the city.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

One in a pair of subterranean caves created by an ancient eruption of Mount Fuji.

The oldest hotel in the world has been operated by the same family for over 1,300 years, even catering to samurai.

The Cathedral of Salamanca has a number of unusual carvings but none so surprising as a modern astronaut.

The inspiration for the Patagonia Clothing logo, Cerro Fitz Roy turns pink at sunrise.

A rare pod of derelict midcentury Futuro and Venturo houses lines a semi-abandoned beachfront resort outside Taipei.

The original movie set for the home of 'Star Wars' hero Luke Skywalker.

305 homemade stone stairs wind their way up the Hamilton escarpment.

An architectural marvel built by a nearly forgotten Canadian Quaker sect, the Children of Peace.

This Hindu temple is an architectural marvel designed and built according to ancient Indian principles.

A 98-room castle in the middle of Toronto that bankrupted a 19th century electricity multimillionaire.

A collection of more than 12,000 shoes, displayed in a building shaped like a shoebox.

A botanically themed auditorium blooms within the world’s last operating double-decker theater.

The groundbreaking Japanese shrine maiden who invented the art of kabuki.

Ella Fitzgerald, opera singer Enrico Caruso, and dancer Isadora Duncan all performed in this lavish, supposedly haunted theater.

Visit Lima’s one-stop-shop for sustainably sourced and produced Peruvian chocolate.

In the foothills of the lesser Caucasus, a centuries-old fortress still stands.

Guarding the city of Chiyoda is a bizarre insectile creature with a name no one can pronounce.

A small museum in a ward on the east side of Tokyo showcases the works of one of Japan's greatest ukiyo-e artists.