Places exvine Wants to Go

Two ancient Buddhist temples crown this dramatic rocky pinnacle.

This isolated structure beckons adventurers with sublime views of the Faroe Islands.

A solitary tree has grown up all alone on Lake Wānaka, backdropped by the beautiful Southern Alps.

A "simple-hearted artist" turned an isolated Icelandic valley into his own art museum.

A lonely medieval monastery on an uninhabited island.

One of the smallest towns in the United States.

Named for the DeFoe novel inspired by a stranded sailor, this island is known for its rare plants and extreme beauty.

This tiny little island has, as the name says, just enough room for its single house.

This modern labyrinth lies in the shadow of a ruined medieval castle.

A semi-abandoned replica of Prince Edward Island's Avonlea—in Japan.

An abandoned Victorian-era amusement park is rusting away amidst luxury houses.

Plenty of old carney magic still haunts this photogenic amusement park.

One of the tallest statues in the world, and the tallest statue of a goddess in Japan.

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

A quaint amusement park now sits, rusting and forgotten among the foliage.

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.

Life-sized sculpture of a blue whale made of hand-recycled plastic trash.

The medieval legend behind this holy well was one of the inspirations behind "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland."

The development of this cliffside waterpark is representative of Mexico's history of co-op tourism developments.

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.

The last remaining pre-dreadnought battleship in the world has been a museum for nearly a century.

This statue dedicated to the story of a Flemish boy and his dog was relatively obscure in Belgium, but a cult sensation in Japan.

The 16-foot sculpture of a hand looks out from his perch on top of an art gallery.

An elevator into the Baltic Sea.