Hauterives, France
Le Palais Idéal
This whimsical castle of grottoes was the labor of love of a French postman, and one of the greatest achievements of outsider architecture.
Places James Pomfret Wants to Go
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Hermiston, Oregon
Umatilla Chemical Depot
A stunning landscape of bunkers that once stored chemical weapons.
Herat, Afghanistan
Herat National Museum
Despite a history of destruction, this former citadel survives to document Afghanistan's oft overlooked history.
Ponsanooth, England
Kennall Vale Gunpowder Works
A sturdy relic of Britain's once crucial gunpowder industry is now a haunting Cornish ruin.
Singapore
German Girl Shrine
A Singapore shrine to an unnamed German girl who has become a local deity.
Matmatat-Al-Qadimal, Tunisia
Hotel Sidi Driss
The original film set of Luke Skywalker's Tatooine home from the 'Star Wars' trilogy.
Solomon Islands
The World Discoverer
The ship that got left behind.
Permanently Closed
Nouadhibou, Mauritania
Bay of Nouadhibou Ship Graveyard
The world's largest ship graveyard is the product of decades of corruption.
Permanently Closed
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Great Guatemalan Sinkhole
An enormous, 30-story-deep hole in the middle of Guatemala City.
Lome, Togo
Akodessewa Fetish Market
The Voodoo Superstore of the world.
Matavun, Slovenia
Skocjan Caves
This massive subterranean fissure is known as the "underground Grand Canyon."
Benicia, California
Suisun Bay Ghost Fleet
The rusting remains of the largest assembled WWII fleet on the West Coast.
