Places Luki Wants to Go

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

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

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.

This abandoned subway station beneath the Waldorf-Astoria hotel is allegedly used to secretly transport presidents.

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

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.

This faux-seedy Japanese arcade is made up to look like a maze of alleys straight out of a cyberpunk dystopia.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

A lovers' beach, tucked below the surface of the island, provides a safe haven for romance.

A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.

A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.

The sign at the garden gate reads: “These Plants Can Kill.”

The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.

An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.