Places Xavier Wants to Go

Climb right into the heart of this colorful Iceland volcano.

An absolutely beautiful 200-foot stained glass installation traces the evolution of knowledge.

This geothermal hot spring hides beneath a slowly growing mineral dome.

This volcanic cave lake is essentially hard proof that Iceland is the most magical place on Earth.

This modern monument to pagan belief looks like it was transported straight from ancient times.

One of New York's best collections of pinball is hidden in a secret bar in the back of this laundromat.

This faux-seedy Japanese arcade is made up to look like a maze of alleys straight out of a cyberpunk dystopia.

The randomness of this wall of lava lamps helps encrypt up to 10 percent of the internet.

The small sanctuaries lie just off the beaten path near one of Bhutan's most famous attractions.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

Inspiring Herman Melville and Henry David Thoreau, Mount Greylock in western Massachusetts is the highest point in the state at 3,491 feet above sea level.

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All that's left of the quintessential "cabin in the woods."

Even Henry David Thoreau found this glacial pothole irresistible.

In the middle of the desert, miles from any human life, sat an anomalous pay phone that still magically answers your calls.

This massive subterranean fissure is known as the "underground Grand Canyon."

For 20 years, this whale skeleton has been slowly dripping oil on the floor of the museum where it hangs.

One man has carved a number of natural New Mexico caves into psychedelic sandstone temples.

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

Hidden in Central Park's Ramble is a troublesome cave buried just beneath the surface.

Hidden beneath a bridge, this waterfall is known for the large amounts of graffiti painted on its base.

This natural rock "church" might not be a proper chapel but that doesn't mean it's not beautiful.

Two churches shoot bottle rockets at each others' bell towers in an unusual Easter celebration.