Places Rebecca Ro Wants to Go

You may recognize this beautiful grove within Kaitoke Regional Park as location of the house of Elrond.

This sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for “The Hobbit” film series.

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

Recognized the world over as the home of the McCallisters in the 1990 movie "Home Alone."

Perfectly preserved ancient monastery in an impossibly dramatic location on a rocky island in the Atlantic.

Buildings from the fictional planet of Tatooine still litter the Tunisian desert.

Now famous as the "Harry Potter bridge," this impressive concrete viaduct has long been an icon in its own right.

This iconic 1,000-year-old medieval castle is a favorite of the film industry, most notably as the location for Hogwarts in Harry Potter.

A network of underground water channels that dates back to the Middle Ages.

This lakefront cottage was crafted in the 1800s and was once a sanitorium.

Baked in 1898 and still almost flawless, this floral masterpiece is considered the world's oldest complete wedding cake.

This otherwise innocuous bodega was once the headquarters of the most feared assassin's guild in American history.

A 120-year-old legend concerning an empty circular patch in the North Carolina woods.

An indigenous ethnobotanist runs this brunch spot celebrating Australia’s native flavors.

The roof of one of the world’s largest spice markets provides a grand view over the neighborhood's glorious bustle.

A 1950s Googie burger stand is now a Los Angeles landmark.

The world's largest underwater restaurant is submerged off the southern tip of Norway.

An Ethiopian cloud forest protects some of the last wild arabica plants.

Sitting atop a rock on Michamvi Pingwe beach, this restaurant becomes its own island at high tide.

A nearly 100-year-old dining car in upstate New York embodies the golden age of roadside dining.

The formidable fowl can be found standing near an isolated hiking path.

You can row a boat through this ancient underground reservoir.

Disused seaplane hangar gets a second life as the jaw-dropping home of Estonia's museum of maritime history.

This Parisian café sticks almost exclusively to an ethos of reuse.