Places Merlucdai Wants to Go

An authentic replica of an Asian temple and garden hidden amongst the natural beauty of Hawai'i.

These phallic stone spires once served as Tolkien's Paths of the Dead.

A small island with no monkeys but plenty of military ruins.

White beach sands made of the remains of tiny, star shaped creatures.

This museum/fur store is devoted to educating guests on how awful opossums can be.

A Maori village obliterated by an 1886 volcanic eruption.

Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.

This sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for “The Hobbit” film series.

One man's dream has turned into this naturally growing chapel made of almost nothing but trees.

Bioluminescent firefly squid light up this Japanese fishing port.

Enormous underground chamber built to detect 'ghost particles' of the universe.

Reportedly 1,400 years old, this may be the first of the Fiji Mermaids.

This sawtooth mountain range still bears the strangely lovely marks of its history as a medieval quarry.

Fine dining in the bizarre world of Lewis Carroll.

The ruin of a Japanese love hotel almost completely overgrown with brambles.

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.

The ruins of Japan’s premier water brothel.

Marta Becket's hand-painted theater in the desert.

An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.

This 16th-century monastery has been turned into a surrealist architecture compound.

This Seattle curio shop collects and sells haunted items in order to spread wonder one grim artifact at a time.

This psychedelic tourist trap is a leisurely descent into madness.

A landscape of massive spherical boulders are the main attraction in this Kansas State Park.

Curious rock formations in a tiny Kansas state park.