Places kari27ulrich Wants to Go

A 90-year-old underground water reservoir offers a more industrial kind of tranquility.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

This sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for “The Hobbit” film series.

One of the world's few mounted blue whales, its jaws are hinged open allowing visitors to descend into a lounge.

The oldest restaurant in the world is this old-world Spanish eatery, still known for its suckling pig.

Hanging over one of Japan’s “hidden valleys,” these vine bridges must be remade every three years.

A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.

Tucked away amidst some of the most famous addresses in the world is New York’s only fraction of a street.

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

Oh, just a motel on the edge of the desert decorated with thousands of clowns conveniently located next to an abandoned graveyard.

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years and harbors many surprises.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

This narrow canyon has been carved by the river over thousands of years into spectacular and curious forms.

A forest outside Darmstadt becomes an open-air art gallery, where international artists turn trees, branches, stones, and clearings into strange, playful, and thought-provoking works.

A solitary arbor with a unique pedigree.

A Brutalist architectural gem hidden among Skopje’s neoclassical buildings.

One architect's organic, human-centric design has been fully realized in this alien art house.

A “floating horse” hangs menacingly over the heads of passersby.

A stealthy Apache hideaway that became the haunting site of a mass grave.

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."

A time capsule of life in Southern Florida in the 1930s.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

This Minnesota town celebrated the state's 100-year anniversary by creating a massive ode to nature's smartest bird.