Places Duncan Chappell Wants to Go

The hidden "ballroom" under a mansion lake was built by a criminal who ate a cyanide pill during his trial.

A massive underwater sinkhole made famous by Jacques Cousteau.

New York's oldest and possibly grandest keeper of books.

Once an indicator of social class, the color blue has come to define this city on the edge of the Thar Desert.

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

A 19th-century time capsule of travel, fiction, and historic texts still available to the public.

In Twickenham sits a small whitewashed castle that inspired Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein.'

Travel through the wholesome amusements of yesteryear at this charming miniature village.

This 40-foot fowl marks the so-called "wild goose capital of the world."

This Scottish manor house is a lush relic from the life of a literary great.

This massive chapel in the middle of the Indonesian forest is both haunting and fowl.

Perhaps the world's only gas station inspired by a political scandal.

These crudely shaped folk giants may be the the second most photographed statues in the U.S.

This is not only one of the oldest collections in Europe, but also possibly the most beautiful.

In this century-old literary safehouse, print is alive and well.

This golden temple is surrounded by hundreds of stone tablets that comprise the "world's largest book."

One of Canada's most incredible rare book collections holds hundreds of thousands of gorgeous tomes that the general public can touch.

Oxford University's stateliest library seems designed to make students truly feel the weight of knowledge.

A 30-acre garden inspired by the principles of modern physics.

The barrel-made lookout from Shackleton's final ship is tucked away in the crypt of one of London's oldest churches.

This domed temple was built in a hidden cave mouth as a refuge for sinners seeking absolution.

This French anatomy museum greets guests with a skinless man, mid-shovel.

It’s not hard to see why the historic Peabody Conservatory of Music’s library has been described as a “cathedral of books.”

An ultra-modern diversity park in Denmark has turned an entire city block electric pink.