Places piblyss Wants to Go

Walk behind a 50-meter-high waterfall.

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.

An ancient Viking village in North America that predates Columbus by 500 years.

Amazing and mysterious Neolithic settlement on Scotland's Orkney Islands.

World's strongest whirlpool.

The convergence of two currents makes this a surprisingly pleasant getaway in the Arctic Circle.

The abandoned village of Skarð aptly illustrates the idiom "Don't put all your eggs in one basket."

The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.

Built during the Scottish boom in the oil industry, the village was never inhabited.

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.

One of Scotland's most important modern structures, it just made the '100 Most Endangered Sites' list.

A small island less than half a mile from Venice is a forbidden island with a dark and twisted past.

Collection of vintage trailers double as hotel rooms.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

An abandoned facility that has become a place of ritualistic satanic worship, or so rumor has it.

This infamous prison has a store where you can buy goods crafted by incarcerated people.

Where a staggering 747 ships were constructed during World War II.

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.

Oakland's beautiful monumental cemetery.

Playable, historic pinball machines fill this Alameda museum.

Huge hole looks down onto an underground beach populated with sea lions.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

Where there's quartz, there must be gold. Thus is the story of the mines of Julian, and the titillating times of the Gold Rush.

An eclectic trailer park retreat in the middle of the California desert.