Places etiennebara Wants to Go

The bartenders at this crime-fighting theme cafe are actual private detectives by day.

A preposterously luxurious hotel with gold-plated iPads, Rolls Royce chauffeurs, and a staff that trains by watching "Downton Abbey."

On any given day this sprawling market houses literally tons of government-regulated gold, gems, and precious metals.

This unimaginably large pile of sand near Nazca is one of the tallest dunes in the world.

Small French town or alien garage?

Feed it cash, get your very own gold bar.

This artificial archipelago was supposed to resemble a map of the world.

A 1,500-year-old, 3-story subterranean city where ancient Persians took refuge in times of war.

9th century Abbasid mosque, damaged in modern warfare.

A piece of India inside a piece of Bangladesh inside a piece of India inside a piece of Bangladesh.

A symbol of Islam in oil-rich Brunei.

At 8,000 feet, the world's highest tea estate draws visitors for both its products and its panoramic views.

Remote town home to Himachalis, Israelis, and tons of hashish.

This ancient Hindu temple is covered in thousands of colorful statues and has a long mythological history.

The steepest classic funicular in the world glides along a dizzying incline.

At 929 pounds and 26 feet tall, this stainless steel fork can only be used by the likes of King Kong.

Naked scientists race around the pole in the frigid cold to try to join Antarctica's exclusive 300 Club.

This isthmus in the Bahamas narrowly separates the roiling Atlantic from the cool Bight of Eleuthera.

Built by crowdsourcing, this wooden foot bridge saved a part of Rotterdam that was languishing in wait of city funding.

Three wildly colorful calderas top this otherworldly volcano chain.

Beirut's thinnest building was the result of feuding brothers.

Despite finally receiving electricity in 1970, this tiny town is now deserted.

The world's tallest box hedge is found in a delightful garden.

400-year-old garden, restored to beauty.