Places Jonathann Gougnon Wants to Go

A mysterious mountaintop temple infamous as the legendary home of the Tengu

No mere mortal can resist...

Actually this "ancient" way of fishing may have started as recently as WW2

A lesser-known World Heritage Site with an amazing Byzantine style mosaic of Jesus on the semi-dome of the apse

This tunnel was an amazing feat of engineering and an economic success, but the coal mine which it served closed after only 18 years of the tunnel's use, but in WW2 the tunnel was converted to an air raid shelter

The world's largest Punic necropolis

A derelict hunting lodge that was once the site of aristocratic debauchery.

This frescoed ancient burial mound is a colorful window into China’s influence in early Japan.

This museum in the famously blue neighborhood of Sidi Bou Saïd showcases a traditional Tunisian lifestyle.

The octagonal tower at this important Buddhist site was added many years after the temple's initial construction.

This open air archeological site houses almost as much wildlife as it does classical religious artifacts.

Climb through the life of a Mexican hero as you ascend a 130-foot statue.

An abandoned WWII-era U.S. Army megaproject, turned hiking trail in the remote Canadian subarctic.

It's been called “Detroit’s largest art object.”

These planks were originally installed to hold the dead.

The oldest platform carousel built in the United States continues to delight children in Martha’s Vineyard.

A merry-go-round that became a rallying point for the early Civil Rights Movement.

Hong Kong’s lone surviving ancient pagoda dates back to the 14th century.

A small chapel is the oldest permanent building in a megacity of 18 million.

An extraordinary library and archive dedicated to the history of the Arctic and Antarctic poles.

A Buddhist theme park brings you a Buddhist version of Hell.

The Pamir Highway between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan takes a mere hour driving through a stretch of No Man’s Land.

Every spring brings a colorful tribute to this wizardly actor's most famous role.

A painted medieval castle where the most celebrated outlaw-poet of the Middle Ages was imprisoned — and where you can descend into his exact cell, nine centuries later.