Places nickelcurry Wants to Go

Beautiful mosaics cover the first stations opened on New York City's newest subway line.

Iceland's largest geothermal mud pool is a little bit haunted and a little bit dangerous.

Modern design and unusual architecture make this mountaintop temple no ordinary Buddhist retreat.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.

An ancient temple to the Hindu god Shiva surrounded by jaw-dropping scenery.

This impressive collection of rare books on ancient mysticism inspired author Dan Brown.

An open-air museum in a mountain valley features works designed to blend in with—and disintegrate back into—their natural surroundings.

A glacial pothole was once a hideout for a notorious Scottish outlaw.

Giant origami sculptures tucked into desert scenery beckon passers-by to explore further.

The shell of a medieval fortress offers commanding views of the area it once protected.

Dramatic sea stacks adorn the coast of this small village on the Adriatic coast.

It took over 100 years to decode this enigmatic epitaph for two buried brides.

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

The summer tourists on these cliffs are thousands of seabirds.

A 19th century library favored by Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft, known by locals as "the Ath."

A Neolithic burial site built 1,000 years before Stonehenge.

An ancient Roman theatre restored to its former glory in the Spanish city of Cartegena.

A no-frills, DIY nature preserve manned by a U.S. expat who has dedicated his life to turtle conservation.

A memorial to the tens of thousands of Irish who fled to North America during the Great Famine.

This candy shop has been serving up sweets to the Louisville area since the 1850s.

One of the few places where inexperienced snorkelers can spot a shark.

The rustic think-space of famed naturalist John Burroughs stands exactly as he left it.

Certain traditions prevail on the least-visited island of the Aran Islands.