Places Lucy DiSanto Wants to Go

A cooled lava flow from the Haleakalā volcano formed these surreal-looking columnar basalt structures.

One of the city's few vendors selling the Sierra Norte's ancestral beverage lies within a hidden farmers market.

At this Oaxaca contest, artists turn purple produce into stunning depictions of saints, buildings, and La Pietà.

An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.

A small section of Boise, Idaho maintains the unique culture and traditions of the Basque people.

The patron of this extravagant Art Nouveau confection insisted that nothing less than a boat should project from its facade.

This whimsical statue dumps water on its head to symbolize knowledge flowing into his brain. Or maybe booze.

This former Masonic lodge has been transformed into part museum, part bar, all awesome.

Figures of unknown origin carved into the surfaces of underground caves.

A quaint medieval millhouse hovers surprisingly above the waters of the Seine.

If they push on just the right spot, even the weakest person can move this titanic boulder.

An abandoned beach resort in Normandy reclaimed by artists.

Avant garde house of Pierre Cardin on the Cote d’Azur.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.

Delightful disarray of found objects and clutter.

Featuring a casually threatening atmosphere along with dessert and coffee to die for.

The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.

Century-old shop, specializing in Occult products.

The taxidermied remains of Charles Dickens' pet raven, which helped inspire one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poems.

Deep in the Thar desert, a temple crawling with thousands of holy rats.

Remote town home to Himachalis, Israelis, and tons of hashish.

The Indian capital of black magic and witchcraft.

A centuries-old lookout post still sits atop a natural stone spire.