Places rjcarneymt Wants to Go

A deeply beautiful 15th-century stepwell with a tragic story.

The convergence of two currents makes this a surprisingly pleasant getaway in the Arctic Circle.

A propulsion engine testbed that paved the way for the Space Shuttle launch sits without recognition at this rocket center.

An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.

A 24-hour vending machine restocked daily with homemade full-sized pecan pies.

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

A treasure trove of rare and exquisitely detailed antiques

The site where Michigan launched its first rocket into space lies abandoned in the dense woods along Lake Superior.

The last woman executed for witchcraft in Europe is remembered in this Swiss museum.

A rare tour of a commercial jet assembly plant, held inside one of the largest buildings in the world.

Someone left a Boeing 737 in a field in southern Bali.

The world's largest collection of mechanical puzzles is a cornucopia of analog bafflers.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

This "floating railway" is one of the world's oldest monorail systems.

The morbid items in this small and hidden museum are not for the weak stomached.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

Stretching almost 2,000 feet, this painting is one of the longest pieces of Buddhist artwork in the world.

An artist sees trees as a medium for sculpture.

This fantastical icy castle is built anew every winter.

The grand, column-fronted, sculpture-adorned home of the ambitious digital library.

The randomness of this wall of lava lamps helps encrypt up to 10 percent of the internet.

This extensive nuclear fallout shelter built from 42 school buses could house 500 people in its tunnels.

A backdoor to Machu Picchu that only the most foolhardy infiltrator would attempt to breach.