Places goldelinemydear Wants to Go

The abandoned husk of a mental institution that failed to save a Jazz Age icon still sits nearly unchanged.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

A gargantuan crystal kingdom.

Hollowed out cedar log tubs set in an ancient towering forest.

Once the most densely populated place in the world, this island is now a ghost town.

The atmospheric road was never meant to be so creepy.

This abandoned amusement park was built on a site with a dark history.

Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

A seemingly endless landscape of pure salt stretches far across Bolivia.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

This sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for “The Hobbit” film series.

The old Niles Canyon Aqueduct in the San Francisco Bay Area is a bemusing and secret trail through nature for wayward travelers.

For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.

Mother Nature outdoes herself with this stunningly beautiful set of caves carved into marble.

This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.

There's a mini version of Iguazu Falls hidden in the Balkans, and it's got a rope swing.

An ethereal glowing blue ocean cave in Croatia.

This cluster of little wooden huts once ground local farmers’ wheat into flour during the days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

This Croatian fairytale castle is slowly falling apart thanks to years of neglect.