Places Mesi Wants to Go

The cursed island of black pebbles.

You can walk up Thailand’s naturally non-slip waterfall.

Where an entire elephant skeleton, a snakeskin table runner, and thousands of animal remains become art.

During the rainy season, this temple is almost entirely submerged, accessible only by boat.

A modern temple with an ancient philosophy.

Six times a day a train runs right through the middle of this Thai street market, sending vendors scrambling.

On stormy days debris from this unfinished and abandoned skyscraper rains down on the Bangkok streets.

Derelict airplane bodies serve as both home and income for three Thai families.

Bangkok's men with dangerous jobs come here in search of protective talismans.

At the right time of day, sunlight floods through the roof of this cave and illuminates the small pavilion hidden within.

An enormous dragon scales the walls of this 17-story temple.

Walk through depictions of the torture inflicted on those who go to Buddhist hell.

Roman politician Herodes Atticus built this nymphaeum to honor his wife, whom he may have murdered.

This small, ancient Roman temple was once a church dedicated to the patron saint of penitents.

This ancient trail climbs the mountain where a Latin League cult worshipped Jupiter, its main deity.

The oldest and smallest cemetery in Paris is only open to the public twice a year.

Indents in the pavement are all that remain from a grisly death machine in Paris.

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

This cemetery overlooking the Benbulben rock formation is the final resting place of one of Ireland's most beloved poets.

These pools have been abandoned for over 20 years.

The first bell ever cast in Boston was cast by Paul Revere...and sounded terrible.

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.