Places Nikki Vargas Wants to Go

A whimsical bridge uses saxophones to pay tribute to two great men and the European Union.

One of the oldest temples in Ho Chi Minh City, dedicated to a deified Chinese military leader.

The largest Buddha statue in the Western Hemisphere is just 50 miles north of NYC.

In Bermuda, this formal naval residence has become a go-to for cliff-jumpers and hikers.

Just outside of Nairobi lies a large estate surrounded by endangered Rothschild giraffes, who have been fed from the window by Mick Jagger and Walter Cronkite.

Every autumn, this hillside is ablaze with red summer cypress.

This beautiful fountain was sculpted by a female artist who was ahead of her time.

This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.

At less than four inches in height, this iconic fictional character is the smallest public statue in all of Moldova.

The final resting place of the tragic king and queen of the Jazz Age is tucked away in a small Maryland graveyard.

Originally a meeting place for foreign correspondents and war reporters, the FCC remains an atmospheric spot for sunset drinks in Phnom Penh.

These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world’s largest coastal brick fortresses.

The Corinthian columns that towered over Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration stand proud.

Crystal clear lake with a shoreline of travertine located in a Colorado canyon.

The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.

Upside-down trees serve as natural flower pots in this hanging garden of Alaska.

Breathtakingly blue walls shimmer inside the "Glacier Behind the Town."

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.

Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

In Hong Kong, a fairytale flower tunnel is hidden within the gardens of a public housing complex.