Places marcwithasea Wants to Go

Leave the wardrobes and sweets to British schoolchildren, Shanghai's got a Coke machine that leads to booze.

There aren't too many operational funiculars around, but Pittsburgh has two!

The ruins of a Duke's bucolic dream, where camels once roamed alongside "Dutch" windmills and faux-Italian vineyards.

The most metal church of all time was built in record time because of an international, pious pissing contest.

The most gigantic, swoony, intimidating trio of fingers in all of antiquity.

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

These eerie outliers of the lightning bug family glow a mysterious blue color.

One man's labor of love, Amman's oldest home has become a time capsule with its doors permanently open to artists and guests.

The legendary luxury train passage is commemorated with a charming museum inside its former eastern terminus.

A man has revenged his true love's betrayal through tears and stone genitalia.

Yemen's "Stone Palace" looks like it was carved right out of the tall stone column on which it is built.

A masterpiece of LGBT art has been restored in what may now be the most valuable restroom in America.

This awesome Spanish castle is so fantastical it was actually used on Game of Thrones.

This massive chapel in the middle of the Indonesian forest is both haunting and fowl.

A patch of Philippines forest devoted to saving the lives of an emotionally sensitive species of googly-eyed primates.

Once the private home of China’s most legendary tycoon, getting inside this stunning mansion no longer requires an elite pedigree or acts of daring.

Found art has transformed this Pittsburgh neighborhood into a psychedelic dream.

A jaw-dropping "megalibrary" that turns book-browsing into a geometric adventure.

High atop a Mexican rainforest mountain, this ancient pyramid once drew pilgrims countries away.

This detailed miniature model covers all aspects of life in a small Mexican village.

Once a favorite playground for the world's most illustrious guests, Hotel Nacional's secret weapons and bunkers reveal a more menacing side to its golden history.

The oldest (maybe) swimming pool in Iceland is a stunning oasis built into the side of a lush hill.

A giant pineapple, a symbol of hospitality, and an amazing vacation rental option.

This domed temple was built in a hidden cave mouth as a refuge for sinners seeking absolution.