Places ruii Wants to Go

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.

Extraordinary sculpture garden created by an eccentric English poet.

Two ancient Buddhist temples crown this dramatic rocky pinnacle.

A bright turquoise river cascades beautifully down stepped terraces in southern China.

This terrifying glass bridge on the side of a mountain cracks as you step on it.

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

Across the islands, baked goods, sauces, and much more are for sale 24/7.

A fernery hidden by neglect is uncovered, and an ancient specimen along with it.

A 19th-century mansion houses the largest collection of gin in the European Union.

Amidst medieval and baroque buildings, five human-sized gherkins stand tall.

"World machine" built by an untrained Austrian farmer.

Where beer lovers can literally immerse themselves in beer.

A tropical paradise just a short trip from the opera house is filled with beautiful winged creatures.

One of the longest wooden benches in the world snakes around Geneva's Treille Promenade.

The excellent Swiss museum of witchcraft is led by a modern witch.

The Swiss artist's bulbous and overgrown shape-shifting sculpture controversially graces the center of Bern.

One of a series of no-purpose kinetic artworks by Swiss sculptor Jean Tinguely.

Museum of science fiction, utopias, and extraordinary journeys of the mind.

150-year-old satirical tableaus made from stuffed frogs.

See the rare bloom of the "Queen of the Night" cactus at one of the world's largest succulent collections.

Vines grow up the metal bars in this public park created from an old machine factory.

Traversing steep Alpine slopes, this engineering marvel is one of the longest and highest funiculars in the world.

The "dragon babies" of southeastern Europe.

A trough of 700 strange bronze faces runs through a narrow alley in Ljubljana's old town.