Places emilykoopman Wants to Go

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."

This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House on Haunted Hill" to a robot hunter's pad.

The world’s largest permanent desert lake is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Strange sandstone canyon known as the "place broken by itself."

Taxidermy of a famous hippo who spent three years walking over a thousand miles across South Africa.

Tiny pyrophyllite spheres from 3 billion years ago.

These otherworldly caverns form Earth's oldest known cave system.

A safari-themed castle in the South African bush with the largest maze in the southern hemisphere.

The world's largest pineapple building honors Bathurst's favorite fruit.

Local lore says a serpent-like beast lurks in the deep basin below the falls.

This African beach is home to thousands of rare mainland penguins that are known for their annoying voice.

Formerly known as the Malay Quarter, Bo Kaap is a colorfully-painted suburb located in the “Mother City” of South Africa.

A South African bar inside a hollowed out 6,000-year-old Baobab.

Stay in your own little bubble.

This rare volcano spews the strangest and (literally) coolest lava in the world.

Sitting atop a rock on Michamvi Pingwe beach, this restaurant becomes its own island at high tide.

Freddie Mercury's childhood home is now a monument to the iconic Queen rockstar.

These strange piles of magnetized volcanic ash travel across the desert about 50 feet per year.

A salty red wasteland in Tanzania is a breeding spot for endangered flamingos.

Burial site of the world's most widely known researcher on the endangered mountain gorilla.

The largest catacomb system in the world.

This attraction was abandoned after the Chornobyl disaster.

This beautiful natural train tunnel is said to grant the wishes of visiting lovebirds.

The ghost town left by the worst nuclear disaster of all time is being taken over by nature and urban explorers.