Places Joshua Foer Wants to Go

An unusual "skull with ears" sits in the crypt of this small church tucked away at the end of a narrow alley.

A serene temple with stunning stained glass hides in downtown Dallas.

This functional solar system model was inspired by the famous Eisinga Planetarium.

The only thing sweeter than the potatoes is the canine proprietor of this roadside stall.

This "cursed house" features secret rooms, hidden vaults, and dark escape tunnels.

This whimsical winery by Antoni Gaudí looks ripped from the pages of a fairytale.

A wunderkammer of curious objects and intriguing art nestled within a hub of ancient Roman sites.

A unique music museum housed in a historic Boston theater.

This marvelous work of outsider architecture is built into the cliffs of an Israeli beach.

The building features one of the last remaining free-floating spiral grand staircases in the U.S.

A giant concrete orb in far north Iceland marks the ever-shifting boundary.

A classically trained chef makes beloved burritos inside a gas station.

This palatial building houses a remarkable gallery of papal portraits.

Its incredible collection preserves 170 years of sewing machine history.

This charming, hidden guild museum holds some 700 years of crossbow history.

A highland eco-park celebrates more than a thousand varieties of tuber.

A Swedish farm is the world's only producer of the rare, creamy delicacy that is moose cheese.

A cooled lava flow from the Haleakalā volcano formed these surreal-looking columnar basalt structures.

These little-known sands dunes are a geological anomaly in Saskatchewan's southern prairies.

Akureyri is home to an oversized can of one of Iceland's favourite beers.

Frozen in Norway, vended in Singapore.

The world's only pure blue lizard lives exclusively on this secluded tropical island.

Human skulls and a stuffed goat made into a rocking chair can be found at this strange little store.

The world is full of swimming holes, but few compare to Samoa’s idyllic To Sua ocean trench.