Places immatthewpelton Wants to Go

This church combines Christian, Byzantine, and ancient Greek architectural elements.

For 60 years, skiers have calmed their nerves with cocktails hidden along these slopes.

A saloon and inn that served the Wild West's most iconic figures—and is still haunted by some of them today.

A whale's jawbone and a malfunctioning harpoon welcome you to the village of Bragar and its lore.

The mysterious megaliths have enchanted and intrigued visitors for thousands of years.

Spend the night in this formerly abandoned traditional Scottish village.

A magnificent, iconic stone tower in the Scottish Highlands.

What happened to the three lighthouse keepers who vanished from this place remains a mystery over a century later.

A collective artwork that any visitor to the islands of Barra and Vatersay can add to.

The highest lighthouse in Scotland shines from an abandoned island.

The rusting remnants of a flying boat lie scattered near the site of its fatal crash.

Dr. Strangelove-esque tours reveal the inside a bunker once reserved for Stalin himself.

It's hard to believe the dizzying patterns covering this abandoned mine are completely natural.

Immortal combat in a Moscow museum.

Thirteen sculptures in central Moscow graphically depicting vices of the modern world.

This ancient village and its adjoining cemetery have a beautiful history of death and remembrance.

This Nigerian nature reserve is home to the longest canopy walkway in Africa.

A labor of love and aviation in Nigeria.

A fifth-century temple improbably built into the side of a cliff.

A total of 999 stairs lead visitors through a massive hole in a mountain known as the Gateway to Heaven.

Intensely colorful calcite pools in Southern China.

This abandoned fishing settlement may well be the greenest village in the world.

The world's longest outdoor escalator takes visitors to the top of China's largest dam and is also shaped like a dragon.

This vertical pinnacle in China was the inspiration for the floating mountains in the movie “Avatar.”