Places PhatRob Wants to Go

A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.

This collection of illusory paraphernalia has been culled from the history of London's premier magician's club.

Home of an evil witch famous within southern folklore.

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

The sign at the garden gate reads: “These Plants Can Kill.”

A technicolor place of worship for Elevationists.

This lower Manhattan bar is set up in an old bank vault that rests beneath a skyscraper that hides even more historic splendor.

Where America’s first doomsday cult awaited the end of the world.

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.

Here, at the “world’s longest art gallery,” you’ll find forty miles of ancient petroglyphs and pictographs.

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

Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.

This futuristic German spa allows visitors to float in a pool of salt water while zoning out to underwater techno.

The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”

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

A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

This Boston medical museum features the skull of the famous medical case of Phineas Gage.

A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.