Places iellwen Wants to Go

This futuristic observatory at the top of the Pyrénées offers unrivaled views.

A rare chance to get up close and personal with a 13-mile ribbon of ice near downtown Juneau.

Despite being one of the most photographed vistas in the Rockies these twin peaks are rightfully known as the "Deadly Bells."

An atomic bomb-proof strongbox protects the U.S. Constitution from terrorists and thieves.

Buried five stories underground, this Soviet bunker is packed with gas masks and Cold War paraphernalia.

This unassuming museum's slogan translates to “there is a limit of sadness, anxiety has no limits."

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.

A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.

The plague quarantine island home to the alleged "Vampire of Venice."

This prison-turned-museum is a remnant of the Old West's grizzly, violent past.

An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.

A beautiful final resting place with some surprising residents.

A historic house left in "dramatic still life."

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

The hike through a narrow river flanked by the 2,000-foot-tall walls of Zion Canyon is one of the best in the world.

A fake mine that was made using real mining techniques which is also used as a community center.

Seemingly grown on some other world, these New Mexico rock formations look like a disused science fiction set.

Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.

Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.

The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.

A breathtaking array of ancient Pueblo structures and artifacts counterintuitively preserved by neglect.