Places Luke Thomas Wants to Go

Isolated atop this Balinese sea crag is a lovely Hindu temple that is said to be guarded by sea snakes.

A long spiraling walkway winds through the woods, and around a copper beech tree at the center.

The former home of Samuel Clemens and family remembers the happiest period of the author's life.

A wunderkammer hidden on the top floor of the Hartford statehouse.

Frank Lloyd Wright’s most iconic home dangles over a Pennsylvania waterfall.

A Swedenborgian glass church surrounded by redwoods sits perched atop a massive landslide area.

This futuristically sylvan church is a glass-enclosed marvel of modern architecture.

A mysterious, hidden cluster of Buddha sculptures carved into the rocks.

This plot of old-growth forest is the largest surviving remnant of New York City's original woodland.

One man's swirling six-acre monument of stone.

For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.

This maze-like slot canyon is a unique gem within an already fascinating geological area.

Stay at this storybook estate, featuring Sir Henry Hudson Kitson's masterpiece "Gingerbread House."

Open-air museum with an elaborate sculpture garden, stretching for over 70,000 square-meters.

The history of the traveling carnival is remembered by this sprawling collection of vintage wagons, games, and rides.

Sunset-colored dunes of volcanic ash make taking a poor photo impossible.

Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.

Sleep in a climate-controlled plastic bubble for the night.

Giant marble phalluses on the sacred island of antiquity.

A DIY art gallery/music venue/lecture hall dedicated to video game culture.

The complex has been abandoned since the Croatian War of Independence, barring a stint as a set for 'Game of Thrones.'

The now-overgrown beach resort was once frequented by Yugoslav military elite.

A real-life replica of a home from Hayao Miyazaki's beloved movie "My Neighbor Totoro."

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