Places Erin Johnson Wants to Go

The first recognized Neanderthal remains were found in this now-lost cave in 1856.

Sparkling, calcite-covered skeletons of children who may have been sacrificed to appease an angry god.

Ghost town with a beer-drinking goat for mayor.

A bright turquoise river cascades beautifully down stepped terraces in southern China.

More than 700 species live within this murky marvel of a swamp on California's coast.

Where dioramas can follow you home.

This stunning sea creature-shaped home blends into the landscape like a fantasy villa.

An early work of the architect Álvaro Siza Vieira, these swimming pools blend into the beach.

Soaring over 6,000 feet in the Bavarian Alps, this beer garden was once Hitler's 50th birthday present.

The name doubles as an appropriate adjective for this small ossuary.

A charming Spanish village sits atop this natural limestone overpass.

At this Oaxaca contest, artists turn purple produce into stunning depictions of saints, buildings, and La Pietà.

One man has installed bathtubs into the Utah desert floor to harness the powers of a natural hot spring.

A remote candy-striped mountain in the Peruvian Andes straight out of the pages of Dr. Seuss.

At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.

This 170-year-old Swiss guesthouse built into the side of a mountain is best accessed by a cable car.

An enormous concrete structure built over a nuclear crater.

This cemetery features modernist statues as strange as its name.

A rare, flower-shaped example of Brutalist architecture in Switzerland.

The world's first hotel built in an abandoned water-filled quarry.

Dubbed the "Blade Runner dragon," this buzzing neon sign is a beloved local icon.

At high tide this strange footbridge appears to have no purpose whatsoever.

What looks like a crashed Zeppelin is actually a bright, airy reading room perched atop a modern museum.

An ancient city hidden in the heart of the Sierra Nevada mountains.