Places Chris Wants to Go

A total of 999 stairs lead visitors through a massive hole in a mountain known as the Gateway to Heaven.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

This vertical pinnacle in China was the inspiration for the floating mountains in the movie “Avatar.”

A symbol of Islam in oil-rich Brunei.

The small cliffside monastery known as the Tiger's Nest is said to be the meditation site of an 8th-century Buddhist master.

A crumbling cathedral condemned by an earthquake.

A massive underwater sinkhole made famous by Jacques Cousteau.

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

A small island abbey is the final resting place of many medieval Scottish monarchs, including the real Macbeth.

Dating back almost 400 years, the oldest public collection library in the United Kingdom was once the study hall of Karl Marx.

The library houses an incredible collection of some of the world's most impressive books and manuscripts.

A church that bred legends, and served as an inspiration for the Da Vinci Code.

Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.

Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.

340-foot statue built to honour the Heroes of the Soviet Union.

Visit Europe's largest subterranean waterfall, carved by water from the glaciers of the towering peaks surrounding the valley.

The second-highest train station in Europe.

Enormous, fluffy dogs frolic around this museum dedicated to a legendary Saint Bernard.

The alpine falls where Sherlock Holmes apparently met his demise can actually be visited.

A historic observatory precariously perched at the "Top of Europe."

This 170-year-old Swiss guesthouse built into the side of a mountain is best accessed by a cable car.

The world's first ice hotel is still one of the most elaborate and beautiful.

This Roman arena once played host to bloody gladiatorial battles.

Giant topiary dog once played a role in a terrorist bomb plot.