Places etiennebara Wants to Go

A Japanese concept restaurant that feels like a party thrown by the monsters in your closet.

A self-proclaimed libertarian micro-state on a tiny bit of disputed territory between Serbia and Croatia.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

One of the most breathtaking railways in Europe also takes one of the steepest climbs, from fjord to mountain plateau.

“The oddest pub in South Africa,” inspired by a practical joke.

Alien rock formations grown from the sands of an Australian national park.

A small, but award-winning beach known for its literally spotless reputation.

Billed as the "largest natural flower garden in the world" this Middle Eastern show field has little competition at 45 million flowers.

Stained glass windows bathe this botanical garden in cosmic light.

Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

The UFO capital of Australia is the outback’s answer to Roswell.

Clusters of huge boulders in the Australian Outback.

The remains of a British railway rusting in the jungle mist of a Brazilian mountainside.

The world’s largest work of glass art hides in this stunning Taiwanese subway station.

This Vietnamese hell cave lets visitors take a walk through a devilish underworld full of demons.

The tallest residential building in Africa is an unsettling Brutalist monolith.

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

An abandoned water park overtaken by the dunes.

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

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

Sleep in a climate-controlled plastic bubble for the night.

Nightmarish example of the unintended consequences of weapons testing.

A collection of items from a way of life that no longer exists.