Places From the Backwoods Wants to Go

In the middle of an extremely unforgiving and desolate high desert is the most secret military facility in the world.

Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

High atop the Eiffel Tower is a small apartment built exclusively to entertain the science elite and make the rest of Paris jealous.

An underwater city for the dead.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.

A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.

Bioluminescent firefly squid light up this Japanese fishing port.

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

The remains of a failed attempt at medieval nerdery are hidden deep in the woods of Virginia.

A subterranean ice warehouse that has lain hidden beneath central London for over a century is now open to the public.

An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.

An abandoned facility that has become a place of ritualistic satanic worship, or so rumor has it.

The longest hedge maze in the world.

The oldest hotel in the world has been operated by the same family for over 1,300 years, even catering to samurai.

An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.

The longest continuous lava tube in the continental U.S. offers 2.5 miles of dark explorations for the adventurous.

Stunning wetlands ablaze with pink lotus flowers.

Thousands of exquisitely carved stone water storage wells, hundreds of stone steps fill this exquisite medieval stepwell.

Panorama exhibition hall in old silent theater with a beautiful backyard garden.

Mother Nature outdoes herself with this stunningly beautiful set of caves carved into marble.

This London pub hides a peculiar secret: a recreation of the rooms shared at 221b Baker Street by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.