Places meganvbell Wants to Go

A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.

This legendary urban waterfall creates a dazzling display of rainbows.

A rare chance to get up close and personal with a 13-mile ribbon of ice near downtown Juneau.

Rainbow-hued in the summer and crystalline in the winter, this salty lake has inspired battles, temples, and plenty of awe.

What once sat in the world’s spotlight is today a largely disused ghost complex.

This abandoned Olympic skiing facility still bears the scars of the Siege of Sarajevo.

An empty relic of the Moscow Olympics crumbles away in Estonia's capital.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

At high tide this strange footbridge appears to have no purpose whatsoever.

An abandoned suspension bridge on the Falkland Islands is crumbling into the water.

A lonely beacon, precariously perched atop a remote sliver of rock.

An abandoned lighthouse awaits its destiny: being buried under shifting sand.

This monastery built into a cliff hides a perfectly preserved hermit in a glass coffin.

A castle perched precariously over the Crimean Sea.

A tiny chapel clings to a precipice above Germany’s gemstone capital.

This abandoned, turn-of-the-century astronomy hub is now the subject of more photographs than it ever took.

A giant bronze coil of feces is both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.

Named for the DeFoe novel inspired by a stranded sailor, this island is known for its rare plants and extreme beauty.

This ancient temple is set up to take you on a pilgrimage of self.

A small island abbey is the final resting place of many medieval Scottish monarchs, including the real Macbeth.

It’s said this crypt was the setting for the tragic finale of the Shakespeare play.

Old Danish castle immortalized in Shakespeare's Hamlet.

A French chateau, failed utopian community, odd museum, and Stonehenge replica in rural Washington State.

This ancient Hawaiian henge may have been an early star chart.