Places JoeBenSimo Wants to Go

Rising from the sea like a stone monster.

Cabaret where the show girls are all androids, and the patrons couldn't be more pleased.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years and harbors many surprises.

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.

This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

This churchyard arbor is surrounded by hundreds of gravestones placed there by author Thomas Hardy.

A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.

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

Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.

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

On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.

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

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.