Places Madeleine Wants to Go

Hidden away in the city of Madison, Wisconsin is a nearly forgotten home that Frank Lloyd Wright built for a childhood friend.

For just a few bucks, this Iowa funicular will let you feel like an 1800s fat cat.

The sinister ruins of one of the worst dam failures of the 20th century lie in this astonishing alpine setting.

Derelict airplane bodies serve as both home and income for three Thai families.

Eerie ruins of an abandoned medieval fishing village crumble atop an unforgiving stretch of earth.

This observatory within Europe's first dark sky park offers stunning views of the night sky.

This 19th century mansion façade adorned with immigrant patriotism is a symbol of Louisville’s history.

This mosaic-lined medieval church was built by the world's first admiral and still holds mass in ancient Greek.

In memory of the 110 victims of ValuJet Flight 592 that crashed in the Everglades.

A little known Colombian theme park of giant curiosities.

The field of tiny caves that mark this Chinese cliffside are each their own historic Buddhist temple.

Icelandic folklore says this giant boulder was ripped from the mountains and placed at its current location, where it became home to elves.

Along this wire fence, travelers have been leaving a particular memento since 2012.

A lonely beacon, precariously perched atop a remote sliver of rock.

Every summer local children form "pysja patrols" to save young birds that have wandered from their nests.

A modern Nordic Pompeii on the Icelandic island of Heimaey.

For six months of the year, three giant mirrors direct a pool of sunshine onto this otherwise occluded town.

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

St Bernard de Clairvaux Episcopal Church, better known as one of the oldest European buildings in the Western Hemisphere.

Hidden in plain sight on the Hudson River is an abandoned train station where nature has taken over.

Starship-temple contains 400 tons of drinking water and offers free Japanese lessons.

This tiny New Jersey village has lived many lives but seems determined to remain a ghost town.

This domed temple was built in a hidden cave mouth as a refuge for sinners seeking absolution.

No one really knows how these old hobby horses got here, but the herd keeps growing.