Places dylanmmurphy Wants to Go

An engineering error ensured this cavernous 350-foot-long subterranean thoroughfare was never used as intended.

The largest drain hole in the world.

Armenian monks at an island monastery in the Venetian Lagoon make a rare rose petal jam.

This sprawling market is a one-stop shop for traditional Kazakh foods, from mare’s milk to sheep’s head.

Drive past the giant fruit sculptures and up to the window for a menu of fruity treats.

A perilous medieval road leading right into the sea.

These layered sandstone mountains in China look like they are made of pressed crayons.

Mother Nature outdoes herself with this stunningly beautiful set of caves carved into marble.

A sinkhole and now a swimming hole, too, full of dazzling turquoise water.

Raging waters have created a strange geological site that looks like something off of a progressive rock album cover.

Climb down into the largest sinkhole in Qatar.

After millennia of erosion by sand and churning water this Brazilian valley now looks like a lunar fantasy.

A massive natural rock arch gives the Tuscan mountain its own window to the sky.

A long, winding trek rewards you with a gorge so captivating it inspired a painting in the Tate.

An ancient Scottish rock formation said to be the gravesite of a giant remains ensconced in legend and intrigue.

Strange rock formations tower above the river that snakes through this enchanting Icelandic canyon.

Rare recess caves fill this unbelievably beautiful Ohio park.

This extraordinary geological oddity resembles human-made pavement.

Islanders once used this dramatic, otherworldly landscape to hide their cattle from Viking raiders.

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

A hidden tunnel leads to an abandoned slate quarry that's now a secret swimming spot guarded by cliffs.

Ask nicely, and stewards of a centuries-old charitable tradition will give you free bread and beer.

The world's oldest individual clonal tree looks like a wimp despite standing tall for 9,550 years.

Despite a recent paint job, the factory still sits empty.