Places loodie Wants to Go

Formerly known as the Malay Quarter, Bo Kaap is a colorfully-painted suburb located in the “Mother City” of South Africa.

Where a rare geological phenomenon created a section of rock that resembles a checkerboard.

The abandoned Bermudian home of a British naval leader is surrounded by crumbling sporting fields and the graves of convicts.

Storms, funding, and in-fighting have kept this Bermuda church from ever being completed.

This public art piece proves that in Portland even reporting the weather is a thing of whimsy.

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

The world's largest egg has been cracked a number of times over the years but has been repeatedly replaced.

A nondescript Seattle restaurant inherited a piece of European history.

A colorful architectural gem in Seattle’s uniquely modern Central Library.

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

An old vending machine serves up unpredictable beverages from its seemingly magical insides.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

Antiques shop filled with all manner of curious collectibles.

This Art Deco masterpiece has stood in for some of the most famous buildings in comic book history.

This Elizabethan hedge maze is one of only six in North America.

An important pilgrimage site for pagans and early Christians, named for a Celtic goddess-turned-saint.

Just a few miles off the western coast of Ireland lies an isle steeped in Irish literary history.

This single room has survived the centuries with almost no deterioration.

Perfectly preserved ancient monastery in an impossibly dramatic location on a rocky island in the Atlantic.

A remarkably intact castle that once was the largest in Ireland.

The ruins of an 800-year-old monastery boasts the tallest round tower in Ireland.

The largest known meteorite on Earth was too big to move.

Etchings in a pile of boulders on the Long Island Sound are a monument to vanquished native peoples.