Places philippe gonzalvez Wants to Go

This Corsican Neolithic site is full of pre-Roman megalithic structures that may or may not be penises.

A stunning 18th-century site where pilgrims ascend by a series of punishing stairs only to return via funicular.

These medieval ruins have survived since the 12th century, even providing shelter from the Nazis.

Nature is leading a successful mutiny on this century-old freighter.

This elegant arc of a waterfall marks a religious turning point.

Religious perseverance and cultural coexistence manifest in an architectural gem that multiple wars couldn't topple.

Two towns are linked by an engineering marvel masquerading as a boring suspension bridge.

Gilded heaven for philatelists and architecture freaks, still in full working order despite sitting atop tremulous ground.

A literally moving statue of stacked metal giants just continually trying (and failing) to find love.

This penis-focused monastery is dedicated to Buddhism's "Divine Madman."

This otherworldly palace-mausoleum complex is the stuff eternal dreams are made of.

The most gigantic, swoony, intimidating trio of fingers in all of antiquity.

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

Yemen's "Stone Palace" looks like it was carved right out of the tall stone column on which it is built.

This eye-popping Icelandic crater lake is surrounded by red volcanic rock.

The world's widest single drop waterfall, and the two men who legend says went over its edge in a boat.

This is not only one of the oldest collections in Europe, but also possibly the most beautiful.

This awesome Spanish castle is so fantastical it was actually used on Game of Thrones.

Mirrors and glass shards cover every inch of this arrestingly beautiful mosque.

This massive chapel in the middle of the Indonesian forest is both haunting and fowl.

Bright, rebellious indigenous murals dating back to the Spanish Conquest inexplicably cover the walls of this Catholic church.

The site of a devastating modern-day mud volcano eruption that buried parts of a village.

Part modern art project, part traditional chapel, this see-through church is only substantial from the right angle.

The world is full of swimming holes, but few compare to Samoa’s idyllic To Sua ocean trench.