Places jruzickova71 Wants to Go

This picturesque island graveyard is the final resting place of dozens of notorious pirates.

Located in Nairobi National Park, this animal orphanage is the oldest of its kind in Kenya.

The world's largest bioluminescent area was undiscovered by science until 2005.

A glass and sculpture wonderland forms an oasis in a remote part of Kenya.

A salty cave excavated by elephants and the location of a deadly disease vector.

Drink and dine in a coral cave that's at least 120,000 years old.

A smoky doorway in Dakar leads to one of the city’s great communal eating experiences.

Dakar is home to one of the oldest African art institutions in West Africa.

Wondrous stalactites house thousands of bats in these African caves.

The remains of a 19th-century school and living quarters are perched atop a mountain surrounded by a thick tropical forest.

Over two-thirds of the world's population of giant tortoises live among this coral formation.

In the middle of a busy residential neighborhood, a small roofless church being reclaimed by nature.

This king penguin is a knighted brigadier of the Norwegian Army.

A statue in the heart of Edinburgh honors a bear that served in the Polish military during World War II.

The Metropolitan Police refurbished the blue box (perhaps not coincidentally) the same year "Doctor Who" returned to TV screens.

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

Finland's northernmost zoo is home to the country's only polar bears.

This fantastical icy castle is built anew every winter.

Rent out a glass igloo to watch the Northern Lights like you live in the future.

This sweet-toothed bear searching for snacks has been a symbol of Madrid for decades.

Hidden beneath the famous St. Peter's Basilica is a veritable city of the dead that may hold the remains of St. Peter himself.

Abandoned ships along a deserted beach feel like the set of a post-apocalyptic thriller.

Dozens of snakes are housed and worshipped within the walls of this Vodun temple.