Places nicopadayhag Wants to Go

Seemingly grown on some other world, these New Mexico rock formations look like a disused science fiction set.

A Jenga-style cylindrical tower of books that appears to go on forever.

Ruins of a German castle on top of a towering stone pillar.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

This abandoned asylum was once a state of the art facility before devolving into one of the most deadly mental institutions in American history.

Where beautiful signs live on forever.

A stunning, two-tiered waterfall made famous by poets, artists and the legend of a ghost dog.

An abandoned facility that has become a place of ritualistic satanic worship, or so rumor has it.

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

Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

A haunting collection of the vanished and disappearing natural world.

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.

Rising from the sea like a stone monster.

A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.

A DIY art gallery/music venue/lecture hall dedicated to video game culture.

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

A Japanese concept restaurant that feels like a party thrown by the monsters in your closet.

Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents sit, crumbling in a field in Virginia.

A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

The atmospheric road was never meant to be so creepy.

A tongue-in-cheek arcade where the games are based on everyday life.

One of the oldest medical collections in Europe focusing on rare surgical instruments.