Places Lefteris Wants to Go

Only two of these trees remain in the natural world, found high in the cloud forest of the island of Mauritius.

This monument sits at the foot of a mountain from which legend says enslaved people jumped to their deaths.

Dating back to 1812, this is the oldest racecourse in the Southern Hemisphere.

Proof of ancient aliens, or simply a creative way for farm laborers to clear their fields?

The "possessed" house that inspired "The Haunting in Connecticut" book and movie.

Last residence of H.P. Lovecraft featured in his story "The Haunter of the Dark."

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

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America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.

The place where a brilliant German artist ended his life after a struggle against a malignant disease he could not win

From Iggy Pop to David Bowie to Nick Cave, this regal music studio has served some of the all time greats.

A museum dedicated to the history of sugar cultivation on Réunion island.

On one of the world's most active volcanoes, a pebble-filled crater changes color with the wind.

Réunion Island's highest point is a two-million-year-old volcano and a paraglider's paradise.

At the center of an island in the middle of the Indian Ocean is a deep chasm ringed by tall waterfalls.

France's last leper colony is now a historic shopping center

At the foot of an active volcano sits a church miraculously spared by its lava.