Places larasproat Wants to Go

The Jardin d'Étretat is populated by over-sized raindrop sculptures that make funny faces at visitors.

Open-air museum of eleven landscapes (ten Dutch ones plus a British one) in miniature.

Deep within the rugged mountains of Vinh Thanh, this crystal-clear stream meanders through a primeval forest of ancient wild ixora trees protected for generations by the local Ba Na community.

Home to more than 500 Mi’kmaq petroglyphs depicting centuries of Indigenous life and culture, this sacred site contains one of the largest collections of rock carvings in eastern North America.

A thousand figurines of Oshira-sama, a horse-loving goddess of silk, await wish-making worshippers.

The location of the last witch trials of Italy, known as "The Salem of Europe."

Popular tourist destination where witches in dark hats sell dried llama fetuses for good luck.

Home to an astounding collection of carved skulls and other artifacts from Puebla's history

Built upon the ancestral homeland of Vietnam's most legendary peasant uprising, this dynamic museum preserves centuries-old relics and thunderous battle arts tied to Emperor Quang Trung.

Abandoned and overgrown town with views of the Mediterranean Sea.

An abandoned railroad tunnel is now filled with bioluminescent bugs.

Restaurant in Northern Wisconsin comes with a unique feature: a grassy roof covered in living goats.

Morocco's Argania trees are infested with nut-hungry goats.

Tucked away near Gainesville, Lubee Bat Conservancy invites visitors to discover the surprising personalities of giant fruit bats while learning how protecting these misunderstood animals helps preserve forests around the world.

Strange rock formations tower above the river that snakes through this enchanting Icelandic canyon.

The final resting place of the poets Shelley and Keats.

This Brooklyn curiosity shop has its own magic theater and a singing mechanical bird that sparked an online feud with Kelly Clarkson.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

The world’s tallest outdoor lift stretches along the stone pillars that inspired the floating mountains in the movie “Avatar.”

A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.

A bizarre, tuberculosis sanatorium-themed café moonlighting as an underground art gallery.

Mysterious Spanish catacombs of unknown origins.

Unique antiquarian shop specializing in globes, maps, and prints.