Portugal
Covão dos Conchos
This gaping hole in the middle of a remote mountain lake looks like a portal to another dimension.
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Queens, New York
The Abandoned Rockaway Beach Branch of the Long Island Railroad
A once crucial portion of the Long Island railroad still lays abandoned, waiting to be turned into an urban park.
Chicago, Illinois
Beer Baron Row
These mansions date back to Chicago's days as a brewer's paradise.
Madrid, Spain
Atocha Station Tropical Garden
A lush indoor jungle fills this bustling Madrid transportation hub.
New Taipei City, Taiwan
Houtong Cat Village
Once a prosperous mining village, this tiny Taiwanese town is now overrun with cute cats.
Wamba, Spain
Wamba Ossuary
One of the largest ossuaries in Spain is packed from floor to ceiling with bones.
Port Jervis, New York
The Hawks Nest
A winding, cliffside stretch of road overlooking the Delaware River.
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta Rainbow Crosswalks
A colorful square marks the heart of the city's LGBTQ community.
Atlanta, Georgia
Westview Cemetery
The largest cemetery in the American Southeast is a hidden gem near the heart of Atlanta.
Chicago, Illinois
Confederate Mound
The final resting place of up to 6,000 Confederate soldiers, the largest mass grave in the Western Hemisphere.
Abang, Indonesia
Pura Lempuyang Luhur
Bali's remote "gateway to heaven" is one of the most sacred places on the island.
Waldoboro, Maine
Fawcett's Antique Toy and Art Museum
Toy museum in a former tavern is the expression of one man's life pursuit of the aesthetic power of cartoon imagery.
Houston, Texas
Beer Can House
Beer lover's can-covered house.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Largo do Boticário
Crumbling remnant of Rio's colonial past tucked behind Corcovado mountain in the neighborhood of Cosme Velho.
Braddock, Pennsylvania
Carrie Furnaces
These disused steel furnaces are now haunting ruins that may one day be a national park.
Newcomb, New York
Tahawus
An old abandoned mining town in The Adirondacks where Theodore Roosevelt first learned of the shooting of President William McKinley.
Inyo County, California
Manzanar National Historic Site
The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."
Moscow, Russia
Museum of Soviet Arcade Games
Immortal combat in a Moscow museum.
Valencia, Spain
Cat House
This house's itty bitty size means no humans allowed.
New York, New York
The Brown Building
The site of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Isa Lake
The only natural lake in the world that drains into both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
Alto, Georgia
The School Bus Graveyard
Where school buses go to die and be reborn as whimsical works of art.
Asbury Park, New Jersey
Silverball Museum Arcade
A reservoir of vintage pinball machines and arcade games for the nostalgic and thrill seeking.
Junagadh, India
Mahabat Maqbara
This otherworldly palace-mausoleum complex is the stuff eternal dreams are made of.
