Places missrabbitmoon Wants to Go

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline.

A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.

An ancient Egyptian temple in the middle of Madrid, Spain.

A Parisian cemetery where the elite and artistic are interred beneath an eccentric collection of tombs.

This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.

The imposing piece of artwork is a celebration of Pan-American fraternity.

The possible imprisonment of Vlad the Impaler here earned the medieval castle its nickname, "Dracula's Castle."

A Bhutanese temple gifted from the isolated Himalayan kingdom is now a surprising cultural gem located at the University of Texas at El Paso.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

One of the best places to see wild Colonial Spanish Mustangs in the United States.

The flower-shaped temple in Virginia aims to transcend the boundaries of the world’s religions.

A contemporary fresco movement illustrates the region's rich history.

The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.

The world's brightest bioluminescent bay.

A museum on the history of Paris, including a set of Napoleon's toiletries, Proust's room, and relics of the Revolution.

The largest self-built castle in the U.S., six decades in the making.

Each spring, a dreamlike carpet of bluebells overtakes the forest floor.

This attraction was abandoned after the Chornobyl disaster.

Yale University's home for rare works, including the mysterious Voynich Manuscript.

Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.