Places Mapgirl Wants to Go

A crumbling cliffside ruin hidden in the woods.

The stunning remnants of this wreck emerge from an otherworldly backdrop of rainforests.

Home inspired by the crystal rock formation of the Emerald Estates.

What was to be the world's most secure Cold War document vault ended up as just a few shallow caves.

A hiking area billed as a possible home to Bigfoot.

Canada's largest graveyard boasts a lot of noteworthy artifacts as well as its own computerized mapping service.

The world's largest dark sky preserve is a Canadian park established to preserve the country’s wood bison population.

This crescent-shaped sliver of sand is a magical haven for a herd of feral horses.

305 homemade stone stairs wind their way up the Hamilton escarpment.

Greenery cloaks this serene sculpture inspired by the famous Lost Gardens of Heligan.

A sacred lake composed of over 300 separate pools of highly concentrated minerals.

The remains of a Canadian train crash are now mouldering beneath layers of rust and graffiti.

These strikingly barren, rolling red hills were caused by bad farming practices.

An ancient Viking village in North America that predates Columbus by 500 years.

The Victorian-era greenhouse is stuffed with tropical plants, and open 365 days a year.

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

On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.

Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.

Ruins of a German castle on top of a towering stone pillar.

This medieval castle overlooking the Elzbach river looks just like it did hundreds of years ago.

This public library still showcases its former life as a 19th-century church.

This former chapel resides on an island connected to the mainland by one of Shetland's iconic beachy tombolos.

Legends surrounding this megalithic tomb range from giants to a dwarf named Trollid.

The most northern place on the mainland of Great Britain.