Places drobert Wants to Go

One of the world's few mounted blue whales, its jaws are hinged open allowing visitors to descend into a lounge.

One man and his wife have turned a barren Korean island into a fantastical botanical wonderland.

This medieval manuscript collection has some of the most obscure and ancient texts in the world.

Over 50 exquisite hand-painted Renaissance maps decorate a Medici storage room.

Drink among marionettes at this pub inside a historic puppet theater.

A beautiful opera house in the heart of Amazonia has recently restarted performances after a 90-year hiatus.

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.

A medieval military street hidden beneath a charming French fishing village.

This open-air heritage museum illuminates centuries of historic English life from a West Sussex village.

This secluded museum beats the drum for the preservation of Nepal's musical heritage.

This former 17th-century church now houses a university's public library along with several mural masterworks.

See the rare bloom of the "Queen of the Night" cactus at one of the world's largest succulent collections.

This 8th-century Bavarian monastery is home to an exquisite Baroque-era library.

One of the oldest libraries in the world is still operating and contains the oldest existing document in the Italian language.