Places riche103 Wants to Go

This abandoned sea fort has become an accidental bird sanctuary.

A little-visited ghost town state park offers a glimpse into Montana’s "Silver Queen."

The ruins of a medieval seminary some say is the oldest university site in Scotland.

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

This abandoned fishing settlement may well be the greenest village in the world.

Not one, not two, but three natural bridges remain in this captivating spot post-sinkhole.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

Intensely colorful calcite pools in Southern China.

A canvas of crops grow from vibrant red soil in this terraced farmland.

A fifth-century temple improbably built into the side of a cliff.

A haunting place that is now home to thousands of birds.

A sinister pyramid in the Frari contains the heart of the famous neoclassical sculptor.

This tiny structure was built by the creator of the Brooklyn Bridge.

The facade of this relic from the Klondike gold rush is decorated with over 8,800 pieces of driftwood.

An abandoned quarry hides an open-air gallery of huge sculptures, some made from the rubble of 9/11.

This is probably not the Target you're looking for.

This small museum tucked within a subway station holds pieces from Madrid's past.

The largest brick bridge in the world.

This airstrip atoll is uninhabited by humans, but absolutely full of birds.

History, geography, and shamanism meet in this eye-catching monument to the greatness of three empires.

The location of this historic castle was inspired by a donkey.

Several of these strange cone-shaped bunkers can still be seen around the former Nazi headquarters.

This elegant carving of the Buddha guards a small Buddhist temple within a cave.

Astronomers plan to launch a space telescope into orbit, to find out what exactly stands in the way of an asteroid hitting Earth.