Places Engineerblake Wants to Go

Monument to a brutal, ineffectual US bombing campaign and a sobering reminder of the human cost of the Vietnam War.

A nightmare for the claustrophobic lies hidden in Southeast Asia.

The spot where the two men ate together now stands enclosed in glass.

Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.

New Zealand's only running funicular railway.

The platform atop this verdant volcano was built with the help of a royal elephant.

A glacier pocked with ice caves and surrounded by rainforests.

The explorer Captain Cook may have named it White Island, but the Maori call it Te Puia o Whakaari – The Dramatic Volcano.

The world's only complete colossal squid specimen is on display at the Te Papa Museum.

The glacier tucked within a New Zealand rainforest.

Major tourist destination known for its bubbling mud-pools and hot thermal springs.

One man's dream has turned into this naturally growing chapel made of almost nothing but trees.

This electric green sulphur lake in New Zealand looks like a cartoonish radioactive dump site.

Dolphins, ancient clams and hundreds of waterfalls make this one of the world's top tourist destinations.

Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.

One of Frank Lloyd Wright's greatest—and favorite—architectural masterpieces was almost lost.

The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.

Surprisingly delicious Asian-style hot dogs.

A high point in Vancouver kitsch.

This former industrial site has transformed into a community sculpture garden that hosts monthly Full Moon parties.

The New Central Library is a masterpiece of contemporary architecture in the midst of downtown Calgary.

A renegade art installation in a small Vancouver park is now officially sanctioned by the City Parks Department.

It was once the base for a series of domestic terror attacks.

A total of 999 stairs lead visitors through a massive hole in a mountain known as the Gateway to Heaven.