Places GeoChris Wants to Go

This solitary monastery may hold the remains of Vlad the Impaler (but probably not).

A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

A controversial memorial at the place where Captain Cook met his violent end.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.

An effigy of a trapped paratrooper dangles from a Normandy church to commemorate one remarkable D-Day event.

A comprehensive collection of bonsai set in a beautiful campus.

This ruined fortress was the stronghold for a persecuted medieval leader and his infamous Assassins.

The remains of a magnificent medieval fortress that was the capital of a vast empire.

Founded in 670, this ancient mosque is an architectural time portal.

This vast, water-filled underground labyrinth can only be toured by boat.

This abandoned mining village was predicted to resist decay longer than any other modern human settlement.

The world's largest Tibetan refugee settlement.

Scholar, adventurer, saint, and instigator of the Goa Inquisition.

This Arctic storage facility is a secure backup for agricultural biodiversity.

A city built from mud and known as the "Manhattan of the desert."

The hidden "ballroom" under a mansion lake was built by a criminal who ate a cyanide pill during his trial.

These azure waters were thought to lead to the Mayan Underworld.

An architectural marvel that spans the Arda River, and has stories of a haunted past.

This series of Armenian caves held the oldest brain, shoe, and winery in the world.

The most visited pilgrimage site in Armenia once held a saint in a pit for 13 years.

The stones of this formerly witch-obsessed castle were used to build a church.

Stunning examples of Russia's 18th-century wooden architecture.

The crypt of the imposing Stephensdom holds royal intestines and thousands of skeletons.