Places Mike Walker Wants to Go

Explore the atmospheric ruins of an abandoned convent in the dense forests of Mexico's first national park.

Part bookstore, part café, and part forest.

An island filled with hundreds of hanging, decomposing, decapitated dolls.

Where else would a linchpin of post-colonial Native American cuisine anchor the menu but a museum?

This Seattle store is packed with all sorts of curious creatures and creations.

The corner walls of a primary school showcase a Mexican version of memento mori.

Remnants of the most densely packed city in world history, that thrived on anarchy for 30 years.

This park is the prime habitat for Nepal’s Bengal tigers.

Last stop before the top of the highest peak in the world.

Sacred Buddhist home of some spiritual monkeys.

Strange, gentle beasts resembling goat-cow hybrids roam within this patch of forest.

This 200-meter-high waterfall marks the site of Achilles’ immortal baptism at the mouth of the River Styx.

An unusual slot canyon in the Aztec/Navajo Sandstone has a cross-section like an inverted old-fashioned keyhole.

A well-preserved example of an early industrial operation in the northeastern United States.

This rest area is also home to a remarkable petroglyph site.

A long and winding trail through history led to the current iteration of this mountaintop tower.

Semi-recognized center of the world, with many oddities.

Some of the tallest ancient American ruins continue to inspire awe and curiosity.

The sun acts as a key that only fits this giant keyhole twice a year.

This enormous "cloth of the conquest" depicts the Norman invasion of England in mind-blowing detail.

Visitors to this museum will discover that kaleidoscopes are much more than toys.

The largest dune field in the Mojave offers a chance of hearing the 'singing sands.'

Around half a million years ago, these magnificent columnar basalt cliffs were formed from cooling lava.

This rustic old building is said to be the most photographed barn in America.