Places Kris McCracken Wants to Go

Tall columns of volcanic basalt make up this improbable-seeming rock formation.

A faceless folk hero and his legacy of comfortable, expertly-crafted chairs lives on in a small Tasmanian town.

A remarkable feat of Victorian engineering across the Firth of Forth.

In 2018, Pohoiki Road was severed by lava flowing from the eruption of Kilauea.

These cascading falls resonate throughout the Bulgarian forest.

An abandoned cable car station located on the Danube stands like a haunted house above the river.

These tiered rice paddies were carved into the hillsides 2,000 years ago.

A great white whale sculpture now sits in the location where the remains of a prehistoric cetacean were found.

A train ride to the middle of nowhere gives its passengers some of the most iconic views of Japan's seasons.

A small museum dedicated to taking the taboo out of all things related to poo.

Singapore's Ang Mo Kio Town Garden West is a social hotspot for songbirds and their humans.

A Buddhist temple covered in intricate designs and carvings made out of seashells and pieces of coral.

For this chef, an active volcano is his oven.

The widest natural waterfall in Estonia is a sight to see in all seasons.

These bridges were designed to guide the soul on its spiritual journey to heaven.

One of the most successful gold mines of the Victorian gold rush.

This mural condenses 96 miles of one of Scotland's best-known trails into a unique art display.

One of the two original gateways into the Kasbah, this gateway is a nesting site for storks.

Rent a barrel for a personal view of where the Baltic Sea meets the Gulf of Riga.

Panoramic views from the mountains over a facility built to provide tuberculosis patients with fresh mountain air.

For patriotic Russians, this memorial honoring the Soviet soldiers who died liberating Berlin in 1945 is the most sacred location outside of Russia.

While you wait to cross the street at a traffic light in Mainz, you might notice that the light is staring back at you.

Created as a "model concentration camp" to hide Nazi atrocities from the international community, this former camp-ghetto now holds a museum and memorial honoring the lives lost within.

This fort dates back to 1588 and was colonized by the Portuguese, Dutch, and English and sits prominently on the Indian Ocean where azure water lap the coast.