Places Nikki Vargas Wants to Go

An abandoned desert hamlet swallowed up by sand.

A ghost town at the airport is now a refuge for blue butterflies.

Travelers exchange letters with woodland creatures at this mini post office.

This glacier interpretation center houses the world’s only bar made completely from glacial ice.

Once part of an ancient international harbor, it's now an all-you-can-eat shrimp buffet for flamingos and other water birds.

This small cafe aims to empower acid attack victims and stop violence against women in India.

The trunks of 3,000 year-old trees lurk beneath the surface of this crystal clear lake in Oregon.

On this wooded path, a stained-glass window creates a spellbinding forest cathedral.

This unofficial museum details the rise and fall of Colombia's most notorious narcotrafficker, Pablo Escobar.

This historic square in Nepal is home to temples dating back to the third century.

The world's only facility where orphaned mountain gorillas are cared for.

This small Catskills village has six independent bookstores and more bookshops than restaurants.

A historic hotel library in Indiana hides more than a few secrets on its shelves.

Known as the site of 'El Dorado,' this mysterious lake is rumored to hold gold beneath its waters.

A remote island settlement off the coast of Tanzania is a storied archaeological site with an ancient past.

Colombia's biggest botanical garden contains plants from all across the country.

Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

The world's first crowdfunded skyscraper has not gone quite to plan.

Outdoor escalators and art have helped change what was once a notoriously dangerous part of Medellín.

A charming beach town in Turkey captures all the colors of the rainbow.

This isolated island is often capped by its own fluffy cloud.

A house of courtship where the Jazz Age's most storied lovers got their start.

Spend a day hanging out with domesticated Russian foxes.

Countless stories attempt to explain Poland's mysterious J-shaped trees.