Places nathanlouis1 Wants to Go

The first privately-owned space capsule to orbit and land carried a secret payload: a wheel of Le Brouère.

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.

"Stairs of the Turks", a chalky white cliff eroded conveniently into stairs, allowing for easy pillaging.

Gorgeous views of Italian mountains and valleys form the backdrop of this unique open-air theater.

Leveled by an earthquake, this Italian village is now preserved as a massive concrete art project.

A quiet Sicilian village is home to a cafe that had an important role in "The Godfather."

Inside the columbarium, thousands of colorful, high-tech Buddhas guard the ashes of the dead.

A living antique aviation museum in the historic town of Red Hook, New York.

This holy goods emporium is where priests go for a little retail therapy to outfit their churches.

The site of a 19th century "dream city" that almost rivaled Chicago before being swallowed by the Indiana sand dunes.

This mystical orb covered in strange symbols is thought to have been used in ancient Greek magical rituals.

Israel's first dedicated natural history museum is home to 5 million specimens and still growing.

This clock is an architectural flourish that stands out as a landmark among a unique Israeli German community.

A whimsical brother of the nearby Fallen Angel statue takes the falling part quite literally.

Bowl in splendor, if you're lucky.

Hidden on two floors of downtown building, the library has an incredible deal on rent.

The world's second largest single-dish radio telescope, once used to contact E.T.

Climb atop one of the world's longest and heaviest trains for an unbelievable journey across the Sahara Desert.

No one knows how many bodies are in this vault in a Chicago public park.

The subtle science of a master molecular gastronomist.

Described as "the world's most blinging pool."

Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.

This unusual rock formation looks like an apple that has been neatly sliced in half.