Places halponton42 Wants to Go

Mariners once used this prehistoric landfill as a navigational landmark.

Approximately 65,000 gallons of crystal clear water pour out of this headspring every minute.

Caves famous for the dragon-slaying saint who lived there.

This lovely little bridge hidden in a Switzerland gorge is essentially a fairytale.

Remote beach reachable only by boat or a strenuous hike across a mountain.

A petite castle folly in the English countryside.

Quaint, disturbing, and macabre objects are all on display at this intriguing collection of medical instruments from bygone eras.

The site of an early Arthurian battle and the dwelling-place of prehistoric people and (possibly) an ancient race of giants.

On this wooded path, a stained-glass window creates a spellbinding forest cathedral.

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."

This unique rock formation is quite the local celebrity, although one day it may come crashing down.

According to the Guanches, the aboriginal people of the Canary Islands, the king of evil lives inside this volcano.

This local emblem is the oldest and largest dragon tree in the Canary Islands.

Seemingly grown on some other world, these New Mexico rock formations look like a disused science fiction set.

This semi-hidden Manhattan restaurant is based out of a loading dock.

The abandoned fishing village was swept right into the sea.

The ruins of an 11th-century Norman castle with a rare, perfectly circular shape.

Legend says these rocks used to be hunting dogs, a story that may have inspired Sherlock Holmes' most famous case.

This tangled English forest looks like something right out of a fairytale.

No one is sure what to do with this WWII shipwreck that sits at the bottom of the Thames, still loaded with tons of explosives.

A perilous medieval road leading right into the sea.

This observation tower is one of two of its kind that still exist in the United Kingdom.

According to Greek mythology, this natural spring is the home of a freshwater nymph.

This "flat geyser" bubbles up out of the ground periodically like a disappearing river.