Places relizh Wants to Go

A tiny, remote island packed with wonders both natural and geeky.

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

Rainwater transformed this old quarry into a peaceful pond you won't find in most tourist books.

This graceful little figure is a one-of-a-kind version of the cherished character.

This long line of cement defensive wedges is named after the famous chocolate bar for obvious reasons.

Renaissance villa and gardens complete with a tormented colossus.

The 43-mile route crosses through six islands with gorgeous views of the Seto Inland Sea.

Japanese island famous for poison gas and fluffy bunnies.

A complex of six forts embedded in the Rajasthan hills.

Sacred Indian temple that’s all monkey business.

Thousands of exquisitely carved stone water storage wells, hundreds of stone steps fill this exquisite medieval stepwell.

There are millions of temples in India, but only one prominent temple dedicated to the Hindu creator god.

A small town in Rajasthan has been dubbed the "City of Stepwells," and Raniji ki Baori is the queen.

The world's tallest palm trees look like the whimsical kind of plant you'd find in a Dr. Seuss story.

This sublime architectural marvel is a rare example of an expressionist church.

This monument to one of the largest science fiction games of all time bears the names of hundreds of thousands of players.

This tiny museum's sizable collection is jammed into a former underground public toilet.

This traditional festival celebrates a family of wooden giants that have survived Nazis, wars, and religion.

The world's tallest boat lift stands as a massive piece of industrial tourism.

A visionary precursor to the Internet made of index cards.

This is what trains will look like after the zombie apocalypse.

An island filled with hundreds of hanging, decomposing, decapitated dolls.

You feel like you're in a forest, but you're actually walking amidst the branches and trunks of a single giant tree.

The only natural lake in the world that drains into both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.