Places krabill3 Wants to Go

Every year, people come together to cover this mud-brick mosque with a fresh layer of earth.

This tiny church is one of England's smallest.

An enormous white temple that honors the birthplace of a Hindu goddess.

It is intended to take one back to a stripped-down simplicity, to spend extended time both inside and out, and absorb the natural drama of the Upper Rio Grande Valley.

No matter how many times this community-run sauna gets destroyed, it always rises from the ashes.

Life-sized painted illusions let pedestrians blend in with the street art.

Walk through a clothing store, across a courtyard, and up several flights of stairs for delicious coffee with a side of beautiful views.

The notorious "Hanoi Hilton" where Vietnamese colonial subjects and later American POWs, including John McCain, were imprisoned.

Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.

The spot where the two men ate together now stands enclosed in glass.

Ha Long Bay's "Cave of Surprises" houses a popular phallic rock formation.

The lavish temple of the Cao Dai religion that includes Buddha, Mohammed, Joan of Arc, and Victor Hugo.

This French colonial post office is arguably the grandest in all of Southeast Asia.

A mystical-meets-modern mix of centuries-old divination decks and Pokémon cards ready to predict your destiny.

This whimsically named Vietnamese stream is closer to a walkway than a waterway.

One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.

Surreal giant face-pillars welcome visitors from across the globe to this hotel.

This was the first ever National Lakeshore, established in 1966.

The site of the fossilized remains of some of Earth’s earliest primitive, microbial life forms.

A free James Turrell artwork all to yourself

An Anatolian immigrant created his own little paradise in the shadow of the Berlin Wall, made possible by the tensions of the Cold War.

An East German time capsule caters to nostalgic Germans and curious tourists.

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

Peruse rare tomes like poetry bound in pearls or books with branches and berries growing out of their spines.