Places Ian Engweiler Wants to Go

Memorial to the first European to set foot on Maui.

A series of waterfalls and pools that flow through the 'Ohe'o Gulch and into the ocean.

These gardens celebrate the biological and cultural diversity of the Hawai‘ian Islands.

Doris Duke's lasting collection of Islamic Art, hidden in a Hawaiian paradise.

On Waikīkī Beach, a monument to four extraordinary individuals of dual male and female spirits who brought the healing arts from Tahiti to Hawai'i.

Ten acres of the Kula Forest Reserve make up this wondrous state park.

The largest ancient temple in all of Polynesia

A man used his Civil War-era fortune to build this sanctuary in memory of his wife.

The first American home of the isolated, egalitarian religion has a trove of Shaker architecture and artifacts.

More than 2,000 species of tropical plants call this nature preserve and sanctuary home.

One of Hawaiʻi’s largest petroglyph fields contains a number of depictions of people.

The spot where the namesake of the Douglas fir met his mysterious end on a Hawaiian volcano.

One of Hawaiʻi’s most notable historic petroglyph fields lies within a major resort.

Hide from the tourist hordes in these relatively unknown, and unguarded lava caves.

Watch the newest land on the planet form before your eyes.

Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park is home to one of Polynesia’s largest petroglyph fields.

A controversial memorial at the place where Captain Cook met his violent end.

Try your hand at old-fashioned coffee growing at this museum devoted to one of the world's most coveted beans.

Part taxidermy workshop, part natural history museum this Michigan destination shows off its dead animals and helps you mount your own.

A preserved stump is all that remains of the once-mighty hardwood.

Chef Leonardo Vignoli subtly updates Roman classics in a storied space.

The Vatican's secret porn-festooned bathroom was painted in erotic murals by one of the greatest artists of the Renaissance.

Hidden beneath the famous St. Peter's Basilica is a veritable city of the dead that may hold the remains of St. Peter himself.

These spartan apartments are provided to clergymen visiting Vatican City.