Places pattyannish Wants to Go

A preserved stretch of ancient fossilized trees with an impressive gem collection to boot.

Along a California highway is a kind of Jurassic Park made of metal.

A Buddha-filled cave that is named after a giant monster spider.

This elegant carving of the Buddha guards a small Buddhist temple within a cave.

The Thai Army has dug deep trenches along the Thai/Myanmar border to prevent drug smuggling.

A Buddhist shrine in a cave protected by macaques next to dark passages lined with creepy paintings.

A hidden Buddhist gem accessible only by boat.

This ancient cave temple complex is the largest and best-preserved temple complex in Sri Lanka.

The wing of this deserted Boeing 737 almost touches the Dunkin' Donuts next door.

The name of this ancient Indonesian temple translates as "Elephant Cave" but it could be more accurately called "The Hellmouth."

One of the largest bamboo bridges in Asia, located right next to a bamboo school.

A lonely memorial to the 107 victims of Pan Am Flight 812, which crashed in Bali in 1974.

The remains of an abandoned dinosaur theme park litter the woods just off the highway.

This attraction was abandoned after the Chornobyl disaster.

Ruined pieces of stone and a swimming pool are all that remain of an amusement park swept away by a flood.

Costumed elves and mountain bikers co-exist peacefully at this abandoned Christmas-themed adventure park.

Vietnam's feral abandoned water park offers access to a post-apocalyptic funscape, now with fewer crocodiles.

A haunting theme park is slowly being swallowed by the jungle.

An abandoned amusement park hints at the twisted history of the Newfoundland Railway.

This western-themed amusement park is host to a large number of decaying animatronic cowboys.

This medieval castle was painted pink as part of a now-abandoned children's theme park.

The decaying remains of a 1960s mechanical wonderland that never officially closed.

Plenty of old carney magic still haunts this photogenic amusement park.

Strange beasts lurking in a garden are all that remain of a quirky, short-lived theme park.