Places mollyflan Wants to Go

This museum of Hawaiian and Polynesian culture is the legacy of the last descendant of the Kamehameha Dynasty.

Doris Duke's lasting collection of Islamic Art, hidden in a Hawaiian paradise.

The only royal palace on U.S. soil has been a territorial capitol, a military headquarters, and a prison for a queen.

Launchpad for the US military’s dead mouse operation to battle millions of snakes.

Located on Guam's south shore, this small cave is named for an ancient and powerful Chamorro Chief.

The underground hideout of a Japanese soldier for whom World War II ended in 1972.

A beautiful waterway tucked in the corner of a power plant.

The hike through a narrow river flanked by the 2,000-foot-tall walls of Zion Canyon is one of the best in the world.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

A quaint Russian village in the middle of a German metropolis.

From Iggy Pop to David Bowie to Nick Cave, this regal music studio has served some of the all time greats.

These bronze pamphlets remember a remarkable group of Germans who fearlessly opposed the Nazis in the very center of their power.

A fascinating insight into daily life in the Eastern Bloc.

An abandoned NSA listening post on Berlin's "Devil's Mountain."

The largest free-standing aquarium in the world resides in a hotel lobby in Berlin.

A museum dedicated to the history of a terrifying secret police is now held in their former headquarters.

A slice of central Asia in the middle of Berlin.

This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.

Those with a sharp eye can find the hidden image of a German Shepherd on the memorial's Mural Wall.

An overlooked memorial honoring the local Washington residents who died in World War I.

This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.

This natural Icelandic fissure allows divers to swim right between two volatile tectonic plates.

Stalinist skyscraper built with help of cryotechnology.

A scale model of Russia so big visitors are offered binoculars to rent so they can see the whole thing.