Places hellogigi Wants to Go

Hidden just under the waters around this Turkish island are the ruins of a once great city.

A Lycian city of the dead carved into the hillside of Southern Turkey, complete with startlingly human touches.

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

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

In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.

A monumental underground karstic wonderland is also the water source for over a million citizens of Beirut.

This cascade of mineral-rich hot springs and waterfalls is an oasis in the Jordanian desert.

This amazing ancient cave was kept secret for seven years to protect it from the public.

Instead of faces, these sculptures have barcodes—statements on societal dehumanization.

A once popular resort—said to be the vacation spot of gangster Al Capone—now remains abandoned in the woods of Arizona.

For those going through a life transition, a place to leave behind a piece of your former self.

A provocative museum dedicated to the genre and the harsh realities that inspired its origins.

This old school, eccentric, and independent video rental store refuses to die.

A hollow cement depiction of time's inexorable effect on the human body.

This unauthorized stone mermaid was secretly carved out of public stone before being permanently preserved.

A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

A giant bronze coil of feces is both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.

The oldest certified bowling alley in the United States is in the basement of this century-old bar.

The bugs crawling down the front of this office building are almost as big as a '68 VW Beetle.

An off-the-beaten-path place to literally hang beneath Milwaukee's Holton Street Bridge.

For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.