Places hannabe Wants to Go

An abandoned railroad tunnel is now filled with bioluminescent bugs.

There's nothing shrimpy about the world's largest artificial prawn.

The world is full of swimming holes, but few compare to Samoa’s idyllic To Sua ocean trench.

A fairy tale castle in modern Rome.

Hundreds of stone stairs and a winding medieval bridge connect this haunting Spanish island to the mainland.

This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.

This sacred, circular cave is lined with pools so clear and still that it's hard to tell where the water begins.

Hidden in a grotto 26 feet below Nottingham's oldest hotel, this stylish subterranean drinking den is notoriously hard to find.

A galaxy of glowworms—larvae of a gnat—hides deep in the belly of these caves.

The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

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

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

A wunderkammer hidden on the top floor of the Hartford statehouse.

The original "capsule building" is a masterpiece of Metabolist architecture.

Fine dining in the bizarre world of Lewis Carroll.

A micronation on an islet along the coast of a Portuguese island.

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

A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

Nine limestone rock stacks on Australia's "Shipwreck Coast."

The oldest museum in Russia is home to a fascinating collection of nearly two million anthropological artifacts and anatomical curiosities.

A 250-year-old timepiece-automaton adorned with golden mechanical birds, which still sing to this day.

Roman ruins top white travertine terraces formed by ancient hot springs.

The world's tallest box hedge is found in a delightful garden.