Places lilbird Wants to Go

A spiritual sanctuary in a natural cave.

This beautiful arched gate is all that remains of the fortress the ancient mountaintop town of Amadiya once was.

The cobbled together compound of a deceased artist which now serves as a filming location.

NASA's leading space science lab started by a co-founder with deep ties to the occult.

American bombs, morbid memorabilia, and graphic photographs tell the story of the CIA-led “Secret War” from the Pathet Lao perspective.

This remnant of an ancient Persian city is considered to be the world's largest single-span brick vault arch.

The haunting "Hell House Altar" is one of the few remnants of an abandoned college that has been a magnet for local legends.

A shrine of fire worship built on top of a natural flame.

Mysterious hillside with a continuously burning natural fire.

The surviving pieces of an ancient aqueduct that may have fed into the lost Hanging Gardens of Babylon.

This mysterious sculpture was thought to symbolize a world ravaged by misery.

This museum preserves over-the-top masterpieces that once qualified artisans for membership into a medieval guild.

The museum houses one of the world's largest shoe collections, boasting over 12,000 pairs.

In this museum, visitors are invited to touch the art.

This former factory turned private museum contains surreal and creepy artwork created by Robert Y.

Alongside this Memphis trail are several sculptures that show trail-goers how to relax.

This narrow canyon has been carved by the river over thousands of years into spectacular and curious forms.

Did Inca children also slide down these smooth rocky slopes above Cusco?

The most gigantic, swoony, intimidating trio of fingers in all of antiquity.

Village of slate houses, built on a white marble outcrop.

According to legend, this cavern holds the passage that Persephone used to travel to and from the underworld.

This Turkish cave boasts some rather bizarre associations with the King of Mount Olympus.

Gigantic private toy museum featuring among finest collections of antique mechanical banks in existence.

An impressive collection of dollhouses and an homage to the frog-leg canning industry.