Places James Gage Wants to Go

This beautiful building in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District was empty for decades.

Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.

An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.

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

An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

Home of the future Emperors of Russia.

Former estate of Lenin, now home to his death mask.

Stalinist skyscraper built with help of cryotechnology.

The "Mystery and Company of Merchant Adventurers" is an Elizabethan-era hangout in Moscow.

An early-20th-century "dacha" village of quaint cottages curiously located in a modern part of Moscow.

The tallest hotel in Europe.

Moscow's most popular cemetery includes the graves of numerous cosmonauts.

Former headquarters of the KGB.