Places Nikki Vargas Wants to Go

Japan's largest area of "pink moss" turns the hillside bright pink every spring.

Dozens of feral felines rule a segment of Hollywood's only graveyard.

An ancient Scottish rock formation said to be the gravesite of a giant remains ensconced in legend and intrigue.

Hidden on a cattle ranch in Arizona, this bookstore has been celebrating Southwest literature for more than 40 years.

Near the former site of numerous witch burnings, this lavish Edinburgh mainstay pays homage to Scotland's brutal history.

One of the largest cat sanctuaries in North America is considered a "Club Med" for felines.

Surrounded by ash fields in Iceland, an impossibly verdant valley looks like something out of a fairytale.

This odd Chilean waterfall-cano hotel must be entered via a rope bridge.

Each spring, a dreamlike carpet of bluebells overtakes the forest floor.

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

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.

The longest hedge maze in the world.

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

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

Monasteries on rock pillars, once accessible only by frayed ropes.

A slice of central Asia in the middle of Berlin.

Rich with fauna and flora, nature-lovers can walk across the sea at this UNESCO World Heritage spot.

This beautiful building in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District was empty for decades.

This French colonial post office is arguably the grandest in all of Southeast Asia.

This charming cobbled backstreet is the most Instagramable street in Paris, much to the residents' annoyance.

Rent out a glass igloo to watch the Northern Lights like you live in the future.

An old world fairytale-land with over 350 fairy folk figurines hidden amongst 800 year old cedars.

Stunning wetlands ablaze with pink lotus flowers.

These particularly resplendent rodents are the state animal of Maharashtra.