Places Kooni Wants to Go

A jaw-dropping "megalibrary" that turns book-browsing into a geometric adventure.

Rare karst landscape eroded from a flat seabed.

Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.

One of the most iconic neon ads of former East Germany.

This incredible stone temple is a monument to death, victory, and fantasy architecture.

Lunar landscape, a mud volcano and bizarre rock formations.

Known as the most dangerous bridge in the world, the Hussaini Hanging Bridge is only one of many precarious rope bridges in Northern Pakistan.

The colorful soil of Iran’s "Rainbow Island" attracts artists and nature lovers.

A gleaming white and undulating tower marks the border between Georgia and Turkey.

Luxury hotel turned into a refugee camp, then turned back into a luxury hotel.

Unusual building appears to be haphazardly built from randomly piled bricks.

Small church on top of a huge rock column.

What was once supposed to be the symbol of a shining Afghan future is now a bombed-out ruin.

A strip of neutral ground where the people of Tajikistan and Afghanistan come together to trade.

Built to give thanks for the passing of a plague epidemic, this cathedral is a one-of-a-kind architectural hybrid.

This psychedelic tourist trap is a leisurely descent into madness.

A monument dedicated to the Armorial Movement of northeastern Brazil.

This modernist building is the last remnant of an ambitious plan to restore a neighborhood.

This kilometer-long university building is an unexpected architectural delight.

Crumbling remnant of Rio's colonial past tucked behind Corcovado mountain in the neighborhood of Cosme Velho.

The largest open-air contemporary art center in South America is a unique experience in the Atlantic Forest.

This singular art museum in São Paulo is unique inside and out.

The pedestrian traffic signals in Brazil's teeming metropolis light up with clues to nearby landmarks.

An abandoned stretch of elevated road in the middle of the Brazilian jungle.