Places hapichapi Wants to Go

Countless stories attempt to explain Poland's mysterious J-shaped trees.

The walls and ceiling of this Polish church are decorated with thousands of skulls, with another 21,000 skeletons just below.

Ruins of a German castle on top of a towering stone pillar.

This ancient village and its adjoining cemetery have a beautiful history of death and remembrance.

The ruins of a grand theater destroyed during the most powerful seismic catastrophe ever recorded.

Spanish religion mixed with local architecture has yielded a network of churches unlike any other.

The geographical center of Chile is a port so depressing that it has driven men to suicide.

Pivotal home of Nobel Prize winner Pablo Neruda.

Pablo Neruda's custom-built lover's nest was made to remind him of the sea and named after his mistress' hair.

An unrecognized micronation declared by Greenpeace to protect the glaciers of Chile.

A wooden dock art installation on Chiloé Island taps into the island's indigenous mythology.

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

In the most arid desert on the planet, the world's leading telescope allows astronomers to see more than has ever been seen before.

A sculpture of a giant hand reaches for the stars in the middle of the Atacama desert.

This Japanese-inspired labyrinth of hot springs is hidden in a Chilean forest.

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

The Victorian-era greenhouse is stuffed with tropical plants, and open 365 days a year.

A botanically themed auditorium blooms within the world’s last operating double-decker theater.

This Toronto garden collects stares and tchotchkes in equal measure.

A 98-room castle in the middle of Toronto that bankrupted a 19th century electricity multimillionaire.

One of Canada's most incredible rare book collections holds hundreds of thousands of gorgeous tomes that the general public can touch.

The bartenders at this crime-fighting theme cafe are actual private detectives by day.

Serving you alcohol with a side of insanity. Also, costumes!

Go through the looking glass in Tokyo's Wonderland-themed shop.