Places mariska135mm Wants to Go

A favorite with sightseers and locals alike, this Norwegian funicular provides easy access to a stunning view of Bergen and its environs.

Longest road tunnel in the world features an air treatment plant and the illusion of daylight.

Stay overnight in the world's most sleekly designed rabbit hole, free of charge.

Monuments don't get much more metal than these three giant viking swords planted in a Nordic hill.

The convergence of two currents makes this a surprisingly pleasant getaway in the Arctic Circle.

A serpentine highway twists and turns over the treacherous Norwegian Sea.

Walk 2,300 feet above the ground on the "Troll's Tongue."

This "preacher's pulpit" once used for pagan ritual, is home to a new, and dangerous ritual.

This giant boulder is pinched over a 1000-meter abyss by two mountains.

The tallest hotel in Europe.

The gorgeous entrances into the city's underbelly look more like grand halls than subway stops.

Thirteen sculptures in central Moscow graphically depicting vices of the modern world.

This building holds the embalmed remains of the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution.

Site of a former hidden treehouse in New Orleans.

This float factory takes the mask off of Mardi Gras and lets visitors see where the magic happens.

A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

According to one local tradition, the entrance to the Voodoo underworld can be found in New Orleans through seven gates scattered throughout the city's French Quarter.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the French Quarter.

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

A turquoise lake within a volcanic crater.

These mammoth-yet-narrow crevasses in the Earth are perfect for taking an otherworldly swim.

A religious-themed park filled with folk art to bring biblical stories to life that fell into disrepair and now being restored.

Costumed elves and mountain bikers co-exist peacefully at this abandoned Christmas-themed adventure park.

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.