Places Michelle Cassidy Wants to Go

The building is a gigantic piece of art inspired by the shape of a desert rose.

Few people have ever heard of, let alone visited, one of Turkmenistan’s most impressive natural attractions.

Bioluminescence in the reefs of the Maldives causes the sea to glow like a starry night sky.

A stunning Victorian abbey and walled garden on a lakefront.

This colorful palace is an oasis of calm amid the hustle and bustle of the Buriganga riverfront.

Where the White Nile River dramatically cascades between Lake Kyoga and Lake Albert in Uganda.

A wonderful museum dedicated to the local straw hat industry.

Legend says Dungeons and Dragons players can get their dice blessed at the creator of the game's memorial.

The rusted creatures wait to be discovered in Prague's botanical garden.

Hundreds of enormous icebergs drift through this waterway every year.

Home of a 28-foot tall stalagmite known as the War Club.

This one-of-a-kind convent boasts a kaleidoscopic exterior of stars and double-headed eagles.

Fluffy and friendly alpacas nestled against the border of the beautiful Connemara region.

This magnificent 18th-century hall consists of a maze of nearly a thousand interconnected passages.

This striking royal residence is the largest Renaissance-style castle in Scandinavia.

The famous Beatle secretly visited this Illinois town several times to visit his sister.

This roadside attraction looks like a flying saucer parked atop the tundra.

A memorial to the thousands of Turkmen soldiers and civilians who died in a bloody 1881 battle.

This fortress played a key role in the battle that would ultimately give rise to the Maratha Empire.

This exhibition space designed to look like the skeleton of a whale is hidden underground.

You'll find the little birds tucked within the rocks of this Australian beach.

This famed Silk Road oasis was one of the largest cities in the world before it was destroyed by a Mongol horde.

Classical ruins that remember ancient Rome's presence in Africa.

A giant lumpy candle serves as a beacon for this highly scented pit stop.