Places Chris Wants to Go

A honeycomb-like structure of interlocking shelves creates a beehive of books.

Legend says one of the world's largest marine geysers is actually a whale that got wedged within the rocks.

One of the world’s largest cave systems houses legends, concerts, and wondrous rock formations alike.

This dreamlike museum is filled with the works of an influential surrealist artist whose name you may have never heard.

These enigmatic columns tower over the ruins of an ancient Toltec city.

The first public library in the Americas has more than 45,000 books dating back to the 15th century.

The development of this cliffside waterpark is representative of Mexico's history of co-op tourism developments.

This "City of Books" holds a museum, library, and the complete personal book collections of five of Mexico's greatest thinkers.

Two waterfalls flow down the cliff faces decorated with rare natural basalt columns.

A graceful natural rock formation stands astride the point where the Gulf of California meets the Pacific Ocean.

These biodiverse university gardens form a green oasis amid the urban chaos of Mexico City.

Extraordinary sculpture garden created by an eccentric English poet.

An Aztec snake god has taken the material form of an apartment complex.

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

The beautiful baroque library of the Hapsburg empire.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant

Established in 1638 to battle the Black Death, this botanical garden is a treasure trove of rare flora.

A slice of central Asia in the middle of Berlin.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

A Jenga-style cylindrical tower of books that appears to go on forever.

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.

Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.