Places Kooni Wants to Go

Legendary site where an evil bishop was devoured by rodents.

This hilltop warren of monastic dwellings is the result of centuries worth of Mongol attacks.

Visitors flock to see this church tower's unintended feature: It happens to resemble a giant chicken from multiple points of view.

The ancient settlement attracts tourists from all over looking to learn about the Chinese vision of the afterlife.

This bug-eyed water wheel uses the power of the Sun to clean up Baltimore Harbor.

Gilded heaven for philatelists and architecture freaks, still in full working order despite sitting atop tremulous ground.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

Swarovski's museum/theme park is a fake diamond fantasia overlooked by a giant.

This giant boulder is pinched over a 1000-meter abyss by two mountains.

One of the world's steepest streets seems to have houses sliding down it.

An alien landscape of chalk-rock in the Egyptian desert.

In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.

The tallest residential building in Africa is an unsettling Brutalist monolith.

This domed temple was built in a hidden cave mouth as a refuge for sinners seeking absolution.

Because sometimes the most efficient route from A to B isn't a straight line.

This ancient village and its adjoining cemetery have a beautiful history of death and remembrance.

A sculpture of a giant hand reaches for the stars in the middle of the Atacama desert.

A sacred mountaintop temple offers a fine cup of tea to visitors who can survive the journey.

A section of the desert with an array of unusual sandstone and limestone formations.

This roadside attraction became locally famous for its unintentionally phallic shape.

The metal bird, nicknamed "Sandy," stands nearly 40 feet tall and is an homage to the birds that migrate through North Dakota every year.

A deserted hodgepodge of experimental structures designed by nearby university students.

Catch two 18-foot-tall ranchers mid-brawl as you drive by on Highway 285.

A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.