Places jlauria Wants to Go

This tiny hotel perched atop a 50-foot tower really puts things into perspective.

Why walk on this historical site when you can zoom down instead?

A domed disco abandoned since the '70s now attracts artists and explorers under its unique roof.

Crawl through the hole in the middle of this stone to break off a bad relationship or initiate a good one.

Every summer local children form "pysja patrols" to save young birds that have wandered from their nests.

Every winter, the wind carves blocks of frozen water into beautiful abstract shapes inside this unusually curved tunnel.

Mirrored floors and arched shelves create the illusion of an infinite tunnel of books.

Deep in the countryside lie the remains of one of the grandest Roman dwellings in Britain.

A 200-year-old bar with a cheeky name claims to have served Edgar Allan Poe his final drink.

Bacteria and algae give the salty water its bubblegum hue.

The largest lake in the Faroe Islands seems to be held hundreds of feet above sea level thanks to an optical illusion.

This remote island village was in danger of depopulating completely until a tunnel was built to connect it to the rest of the world .

Despite finally receiving electricity in 1970, this tiny town is now deserted.

This isolated structure beckons adventurers with sublime views of the Faroe Islands.

The skeletal white beams stand as a monument to religious dissent.

If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."

Eight naturally mummified bodies in glass coffins are housed in an underground crypt.

The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.

These 40,000-year-old stenciled hands are older than the famous cave art in France and Spain.

A house and yard adorned with bizarre concrete sculptures in a Milwaukee suburb.

One man's quest to fix his toilet unearthed over 5,000 artifacts spanning more than 2,000 years of history.

Once on display alongside a giant Gumby, it’s as tall as a nine-story building when fully extended.

The only Frank Lloyd Wright-designed structure in the architect's hometown.

A failed piece of Orientalism has become the proud symbol of a community.