Places haydenfl Wants to Go

A major spiritual gathering place in central Maine since the mid-1800s.

Floor-to-ceiling frescoes by local art students cover the interior of a nearly 200-year-old church.

A collection of birdhouses await curious motorists and avian squatters.

The debris forms a solemn memorial to those who died in a 1963 accident.

The “Grand Canyon of Maine” is a three-mile gorge full of striking geological features.

The second-oldest garden cemetery in the U.S. was also a college brainstorm spot of Stephen King.

This eccentric cave dwelling is bizarre even by the standards of a subterranean town.

This secluded Iceland farm holds the collected works of one rural sculptor's creations.

A miniature village lies nearly forgotten in the forest by the side of a major highway.

This roadside attraction in the woods of Mississippi is a scalable replica of the Holy Lands during biblical times.

The relics of dozens of martyrs are stored in a single chapel.

The bones of the Biblical Magi traveled to Constantinople and Milan before landing in their current home inside an elaborate golden reliquary in the Cologne Cathedral.

This ancient cave is home to a museum, bar, and is filled with fluorescent minerals.

A tribute to two brothers' artistic endeavors.

A well-worshipped shrine to the Virgin Mary nestled inside the last of Zagreb’s historic gates.

This fountain has a growing (animal) population, and might also be growing in size.

Just a few miles from Novalja, a strange geological oddity has left scientists baffled.

Yugoslavia's biggest underground airport lies in ruins.

Where the lovelorn find a home for their sentimental keepsakes.

A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.

An ethereal glowing blue ocean cave in Croatia.

A musical instrument played by the sea.

Past the megayachts in the hyper-modern marina of Vouliagmeni is a small, well-hidden chapel adorned with pebbles and maritime imagery.

Travel to the Balearics without leaving Barcelona at this restaurant specializing in Mallorcan cuisine.