Places mariska135mm Wants to Go

One of the oldest lighthouses in the world has been in continuous use since it was first built in 1531.

Venture into the hideout of one of Hong Kong's legendary pirates.

This incredibly diverse research station is one of the largest tropical botanical gardens in the world.

A journey through 430 years of bulbiculture in the Netherlands.

This palatial botanical garden is home to one of the largest pipe organs ever installed in a private residence, and a piece of Wood's cycad.

A delightful architectural wonder awaits on a lake island in Kuala Lumpur’s oldest park.

A unique walk through hundreds of cactus plants, including some that stretch over 8 feet tall.

A rare surviving Victorian greenhouse designed specifically to house giant water lilies.

This 22-acre botanical garden is home to the largest collection of rhododendrons in the world.

The largest open-air contemporary art center in South America is a unique experience in the Atlantic Forest.

This botanical garden boasts sculptures, industrial ruins, and an endorsement from the Dalai Lama.

A frozen oasis lies beneath the scorching New Mexico desert.

A former gold rush boomtown has managed to stay in business for over 100 ramshackle years.

Natural rock water slides hidden in the remote forests of northern Idaho.

A mining town, now abandoned, was built in a canyon so narrow that the railroad ran right through the hotel lobby.

A creek tumbles over a series of step-like rocks to create this scenic water feature.

A fake mine that was made using real mining techniques which is also used as a community center.

La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's "Dream House" will immerse you in an ever changing world of sound and light.

Blowtorches, tuna, and a jolly, chain-smoking proprietor mark this beloved street-food stand.

This bar is filled with Star Wars merchandise from around the world, all of it unlicensed knockoffs.

Daikon radishes are offered to the Japanese Buddhist counterpart of the Hindu god Ganesha at this historic hilltop temple.

Residents of Berlin take their coffee and cake in one of the city’s most restful spaces: a cemetery.

A piece of solitude and tranquility in the heart of East Saint Paul.

Just a few miles from downtown Atlanta is a trail covered in a crazy collection of outsider art.