Places remcrae Wants to Go

The "Gateway to the Arctic" connects Barrow's indigenous population with the sea and its traditional industry: whaling.

Inky sludge oozes to the surface of this beach thanks to a rare natural tar seep.

The last inhabitants of one of the U.K.'s most remote islands were evacuated in 1930.

The oceanic dumping ground where spaceships go to die.

A city built from mud and known as the "Manhattan of the desert."

The world's largest bioluminescent area was undiscovered by science until 2005.

Remote, volcanic island that Darwin, Hooker, and the Royal Navy shaped into a thriving, artificial ecosystem.

A lake formed in the basin of a massive impact crater takes the shape of an unbroken ring when viewed from above.

The most alien-looking place on Earth.

This deceptively salty lake looks like blushing pink lemonade.

An open-air gallery and garden in North Lebanon with plans to continue growing.

The ruins of a monumental tower in the heart of Lebanese mountains still puzzle archeologists.

Lebanese castle built by one man, over a lifetime.

The now-overgrown beach resort was once frequented by Yugoslav military elite.

Visitors are welcome to enter this lush Key West sanctuary to entertain its plethora of rescued parrots.

An eclectic assortment of medieval architecture in a small Iowa town.

This natural wonder is disappearing at an alarming rate.

This vineyard was the site of the infamous Charge of the Light Brigade.

The remains of a 37,000-year-old prehistoric society were discovered in this mammoth cave, one of the largest in Asia.

This ruined fortress was the stronghold for a persecuted medieval leader and his infamous Assassins.

Over 100 million years ago, beach-bound dinosaurs left permanent marks on San Antonio's landscape.

Captured in 1968, the Cold War spy ship is the only U.S. Navy vessel being held by a foreign government.

With nearly double the depth of the Grand Canyon, this Peruvian canyon is one of the deepest in the world.

The large collection of pre-Columbian pottery might make you blush.