Places Jonathann Gougnon Wants to Go

The remote island home of the overlooked explorer who co-discovered the theory of evolution by natural selection.

Burial mound for the ears and noses of thousands of mutilated Korean soldiers.

These neon green and blue lakes are in the shadow of two huge volcanoes.

Dive into the history and true tall-tales of Banff National Park.

The last active narrow-gauge forest railway in Europe.

An early Christian basilica modeled after an Egyptian temple showcases some the best-preserved frescos from late antiquity.

This abandoned prison is now a museum chronicling the oppression of political prisoners in the not-so-distant past.

Once a mining boom town, Mogollon’s well-preserved buildings are tucked away in the mountains of the Gila National Forest.

A once-shattered school now preserves a visible fault line, showcasing Taiwan's traumatic 1999 earthquake.

Constructed during the roaring 20s, this restored historic hotel recalls its past as home to the first in-hotel distillery.

Surrounded by natural bridges, this picturesque waterfall drops hundreds of feet into an underground cave.

A coastal French town said to have been visited by Jesus' disciples is a major pilgrimage center for Catholic Romanis.

A cluster of cylindrical apartment buildings nod to the city’s vegital past.

Chicago’s last original drive-in restaurant is a family-run hot dog joint that started in 1948.

A wooden rollercoaster that still delivers a thrill.

One of the last soy sauce-makers in Hong Kong has been in the artisanal condiment business since 1917.

Serve yourself from the heaping carts piled with bamboo steamers at what may be Hong Kong’s oldest dim sum parlor.

The “world’s smallest cathedral” is a remnant of one of Croatia’s medieval royal towns.

An infamous former prison is now a biodiverse national park.

This overlooked courtyard and museum celebrate Benjamin Franklin's life and achievements.

The ruins of a village destroyed by a 22-day flood.

The final resting place of the legendary outlaw.

A statue of the Soviet leader still stands in a quiet corner of Estonia’s most Russian city.

Nestled in the mountains of Portugal is a tiny village made almost entirely of schist.