Places jmallott Wants to Go

This Japanese-inspired labyrinth of hot springs is hidden in a Chilean forest.

While these wooden totems bear a striking resemblance to First Nations artwork of British Columbia, their actual origins lay on the opposite side of the Pacific Ocean.

Stay overnight in the world's most sleekly designed rabbit hole, free of charge.

Thousands of effigies of Buddha watch from caves set high above a legendary river, plus whiskey.

No one knows who built this strange cave of worship or exactly why.

Nordic giants resurrected from the sea and restored to their former greatness.

This psychedelic tourist trap is a leisurely descent into madness.

This cubist Vienna church building looks like some sort of alien stonehenge.

This remote Scottish isle is only inhabited by seals, birds, and the memory of a tragic settlement.

This haunting ghost ship stands beached in the waters off the coast of the Falkland Islands.

The oldest building in Vancouver's Chinatown is now home to one of Canada’s largest contemporary art collections.

This micro-nation may be some sort of prank, but its constitution sure seems official.

A stunning 18th-century site where pilgrims ascend by a series of punishing stairs only to return via funicular.

This noble mash-up in eastern Luxembourg is part Medieval, part Renaissance, all castle.

The sun acts as a key that only fits this giant keyhole twice a year.

Gilded heaven for philatelists and architecture freaks, still in full working order despite sitting atop tremulous ground.

A flower grows on this giant stone that is said be able to control minds.

This museum remembers the tough Mormon trek across America through an intriguing array of artifacts.

An exercise in patience and imagination, where Mother Earth turned common stuff into precious hidden treasures.

Rent out a glass igloo to watch the Northern Lights like you live in the future.

This otherworldly palace-mausoleum complex is the stuff eternal dreams are made of.