Places Hheeaatthh Wants to Go

A majestic lion statue guards this Parisian botanical garden, and feeds on an unsettling item.

Feral cats keeping the rodent population at bay all across Greenpoint waterfront.

The feral felines of Roosevelt Island have a small army of allies and an abandoned hospital all to themselves.

Exotic feline breeding compound and conservation center.

A pair of pure white felines guard the entrance to a spot of California real estate established as an artist's haven.

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

For nearly 2,000 years this church has been waging war on local snakes by importing cats.

This 700-year-old Cyprus castle is the birthplace of the world's oldest wine, said to be toasted by Richard the Lionheart at his wedding.

A crumbling ghost town with prime views of the dam that doomed it.

An ancient necropolis of magnificent tombs.

Ancient stone dildos and other odd pieces of medical history are displayed at this quirky Cyprus gem.

This abandoned gun tower was built to defend the River Thames from a French naval attack.

This is one really big nut.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

A sculpture of a flying hawk made from colorful car doors.

If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."

"I did this all while you were watching TV."

A small metropolis of Pueblo cave dwellings have been carved right into the hillside of this national monument.

An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.

This popular pilgrimage site offers a hole filled with holy healing dirt.

A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.

One man’s passion for gas stations is on display along the Rio Grande in northern New Mexico.

A preserve with 75,000 ancient drawings remains the realm of public – not just scientific – exploration.

One man has carved a number of natural New Mexico caves into psychedelic sandstone temples.