Places J Stardust Wants to Go

A glamorous hotel that once accommodated French resistance fighters and concentration camp survivors.

The one-time epicenter of American songwriting is now a little remembered Manhattan commercial block.

The fictional birthplace of the Chief Engineer aboard the Starship Enterprise.

The largest Buddha statue in the Western Hemisphere is just 50 miles north of NYC.

According to legend, those who pray at this statue will also be granted a wish.

The remnants of a classic 1970's British film.

A small house sits between two huge rocks, with its back to the sea.

An awe-inspiring mosque in Morocco with one of the tallest minarets in the world.

This grave marks the final resting place of pioneer John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed.

This giant squid sculpture sits near the spot where a real-life specimen was captured in the late 19th-century.

This massive complex is made up of hundreds of smaller temples that date back to the ninth century.

Hidden in magnificent rolling countryside, see what may be the largest modern stone circle in the world at Wisconsin's very own "Stonehenge”

One of several Lilliputian portals that are ready to transport passengers to other dimensions, if they can find them.

Home to the ancient Roman temple of a lesser-known Celtic god that inspired J. R. R. Tolkien and H. P. Lovecraft.

Overlooking Puget Sound sits a garden with a Buddhist prayer wheel and an elaborate labyrinth.

A monument to a 19th-century Irish woman whose murder inspired several literary works.

This park in Nagarkot boasts one of the best views in all of Nepal.

This ancient burial cave along a roadside is also home to several Buddhist sculptures.

The largest privately owned statue of Buddha in Japan, built by a total amateur, with an unconventional look.

Once the site of a 12-century monastery, this tiny island is now home to only five permanent residents.

A temple belonging to the largest Buddhist order in South Korea nestled in the middle of New York City.

No monkeying around, this fountain was really named after the classic sci-fi film.

This fertility idol of questionable authenticity inspired an iconic Indiana Jones artifact.

This 2,000-year-old stone maze is one of the oldest in the country, but its purpose is still a mystery.