Places rmricks Wants to Go

America's post-nuclear-attack chambers of Congress.

The world's largest fully steerable radio telescope.

An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.

A lovers' beach, tucked below the surface of the island, provides a safe haven for romance.

Monument to a brutal, ineffectual US bombing campaign and a sobering reminder of the human cost of the Vietnam War.

The world's most elegant power lines.

This mountaintop observatory is home to one of the world's largest reflective telescopes.

Spain's stunning solar energy plant.

This religious complex carved into a cliff is steeped in legends of miraculous stags and the Holy Grail.

The world's largest wooden structure.

The chefs at El Diablo use heat generated by an active volcano to cook the food.

"Alleys of Stone" form natural mazes in Spanish natural park.

At the foot of a waterfall lies a peaceful swimming lagoon and evidence of over 60,000 years of human habitation.

An enchanting monastery in the Spanish countryside appears lifted from a fantasy tale.

Natural stone arches form a walkable "cathedral" at low tide, then disappear entirely when the water returns.

Spanning the El Chorro gorge, this pathway used to be one of the most dangerous crossings in the world.

An isolated village literally built into the crevices and rock formations of a mountain.

Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.

The oldest restaurant in the world is this old-world Spanish eatery, still known for its suckling pig.

A former steam-powered mill from the 1800s is now an industrial park with a giant steel dragon slide.

Turntable anonymously received orphans, alms, and groceries.

A beautiful but toxic fountain of mercury.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

Once strictly off-limits, this lower level housing curious and priceless vehicles of the Petersen Automotive Museum is now open to the public.