Places remcrae Wants to Go

This temple, built by an eccentric religious leader before his death, sits guarded and in ruins.

A ring of creosote bushes that are estimated to be 11,700 years old.

Experience a quartz crystal sound bath inside a storied, all-wood sound-chamber.

A meditative space out of a fantasy story.

The Hopi-style structure was built by the man who discovered Desert Hot Springs' famous mineral water.

Burping, gurgling geothermal mud pots by the Salton Sea.

Remnants of the 16th-century defensive wall still stand unassumingly within Edinburgh.

A swath of France so devastated by war it is still forbidden to go there.

The eerie ruins of a remote abandoned hamlet said to be founded by the survivors of a shipwreck.

The Neapolitan Cult of the Dead still cares for the skulls at this mini-Fontanelle.

The burial place of an obscure North African saint was turned into a macabre body preservation factory for the 17th-century Neapolitan elite.

Hidden beneath the waters of Lake Michigan rests a perfectly intact ship from the early 1900s.

Restaurant in Northern Wisconsin comes with a unique feature: a grassy roof covered in living goats.

This monastery built into a cliff hides a perfectly preserved hermit in a glass coffin.

Cherokee alphabet, proof of ancient North American Jews, or just a hoax?

This allegedly haunted 16th-century tower house-turned-museum exhibits thousands of spectacular objects.

A mysterious inscription may hold a clue about the "Lost Colony" of Roanoke.

The courtyard of this small Marinid madrasa is a dazzling example of intricate Islamic architecture.

This ancient stone bridge is a hub for daredevils.

These 1,500-year-old remains were found in a mysterious Anglo-Saxon mass grave.

The most remote tree in the world is more than 170 miles from its nearest neighbor.

This local art collective supports contemporary artists through a coveted residency program.

Touching this 18th-century Scottish philosopher’s toe allegedly conjures good fortune.

This beautiful deer park was built so King Charles I and his court could go hunting while escaping a deadly plague outbreak.