Places kerryymm Wants to Go

These hilltop ruins of a forgotten Buddhist monastery flourished in Antiquity from trade with the Roman Empire.

One man's dream has turned into this naturally growing chapel made of almost nothing but trees.

These aggressively sustainable art homes look like something out of 1970's science fiction.

Dine on superb local staples in a converted historic church.

Nearly 200 prehistoric giants lurk among the trees at this theme park.

The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.

The overgrown remains of one of the premier auto-racing speedways in the Midwest—and also one of the most deadly.

In this small strip mall resides the largest collection of original art from the famed TV artist.

A group of college students hauled a desk up a mountain more than 40 years ago. The notebooks inside have become a makeshift time capsule.

Walk down these stairs to get an underwater view of Switzerland's Lake Zug.

The ancient Greek Titan guards this massive dam holding a lightning bolt to symbolize electricity.

According to a gruesome legend, an architect sacrificed his wife to build this spectacular, 16th-century cathedral.

Opened in 1956, the first modern indoor shopping mall in the world was inspired by the shopping arcades found in European cities.

An actor's tribute to a former mentor.

In the mountains of West Virginia is this perfectly preserved Art Deco train station.

This fog-enshrouded, antique corner store sells individual slices of wedding-fancy layer cakes from a window.

The tallest mud-brick structure in the world has been standing since the 1500s.

Kuala Lumpur’s historic single-screen cinema, transformed into a labyrinthine bookstore.

This secluded village in the Andean wilderness can't be accessed by road.

An ancient cave system in Tennessee’s Appalachian foothills converted to a 1,200-person music venue.

This gem of Moorish architecture is slowly disintegrating along the coast of this charming town.

These towering cliffs crystalize each winter, forming sheer walls of ice that are open for climbing.

Once the local rulers had gone these enchanting ruins housed common folk in an almost real life fairy tale.

The magical, mossy forest that inspired 'Princess Mononoke.'