Places lizzyrbits Wants to Go

150 or so scrounged-up lamps, chandeliers, and lanterns light up this alley in central Athens.

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

The photographs of "fairies" that fooled much of the world (including the creator of Sherlock Homes) were taken at this English stream.

This scalding hot river was thought to be a myth until one geoscientist made it his quest to study the mystical waters.

No one knows who created the statues or if they are arranged properly—let alone the artwork's real name.

Some cheeky plantings brighten an old slipway on Scotland's Firth of Forth.

A collection of witchcraft artifacts and occult paraphernalia started by the leader of the Long Island Coven.

An alternate history park where the Union Army loses the war... to dinosaurs.

A Jenga-style cylindrical tower of books that appears to go on forever.

The forest that inspired Winnie-the-Pooh's Hundred Acre Wood can be found outside London.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years and harbors many surprises.

A time-capsule monument reminding future generations of the importance of efficient and effective use of natural resources.

The ancient tomb acts as a calendar that keeps perfect time.

An ancient iron pillar in Delhi that seems to be rustproof.

Roots and stumps that lay inundated for two millennia are on display in Japan's city of three mysteries.

The meteor that sealed the fate of the dinosaurs landed at this site, one of the largest impact craters in the world.

A preserved oak tree about 3,500 years old found in Riga, Latvia.

Be careful not to get trampled at this lively two thousand-year-old market.

A small museum filled with over 1,000 clocks, and one particular clock calibrated to run until the year 9999.

The world's first and only natural nuclear reactor.

Hidden behind Lincoln's head is a chamber containing enamel plates documenting American history, sealed in a teakwood box in a titanium vault.

This Arctic storage facility is a secure backup for agricultural biodiversity.

Pasadena glamour turned government issue.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.