Places Joshua Foer Wants to Go

This museum was invented in a novel before being made real by the author.

This demolished goliath of American industry once loomed over the depressed town it once made thrive.

Since 1874, this macabre collection has developed into a museum devoted to Scotland Yard's mementos of dastardly deeds.

The phone booths of New York City have all but disappeared, but their remains were once found in this "graveyard," sadly now removed as well.

This Italian dam is covered in salt-hungry goats who manage to scale its almost vertical face.

"The Wonder From Down Under," a worm shaped museum celebrating the endangered Giant Gippsland earthworm.

One man's ambition created this psychedelic log home.

A collection of collections ranging from dentistry to minerals.

Forgotten German bunkers in China create a sharp cultural contrast.

Metal water storage tank turned ethereal concert hall.

Bring your hiking shoes, wool socks, and thermal underwear for a stay in these cozy forest huts.

Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.

The world's highest and most dangerous infinity pool lies at the precipice of Victoria Falls.

Peek through a transparent pyramid and drink in the mountain made of books.

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

As its grandiose name implies, this wooden dome is unsurpassed in size.

This floating cinema brings new meaning to the phrase "going out" to the movies.

The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.

Where cemeteries are carved into the side of cliffs and infants are buried in the hollows of trees.

A small museum filled with over 1,000 clocks, and one particular clock calibrated to run until the year 9999.

The tallest stationary dunes on Earth also happen to sing.

Meet some of the most prominent figures in Black history through life-sized wax models.

Pink, packed sanctuary and home of the world's fullest-time Elvis fanatic.

Despite its lavish ornamentation, and wholesome lifestyle of its devotees, this mountain commune has faced its share of issues.