Places rykinu Wants to Go

A fairytale-like medieval church perched atop a rocky cliff on Italy's "Coast of the Gods."

Immortal combat in a Moscow museum.

An all-American grocery store in Paris sells U.S. "cuisine" like Pop-Tarts and Heinz ketchup to homesick ex-pats.

This colorful theme park dedicated the official fruit of Maine serves sweet, tasty treats.

This frozen tunnel in central Alaska is both an engineering feat and a valuable climate classroom.

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

This peculiar border irregularity is the only way to legally enter Russia without a visa.

This Vietnamese hell cave lets visitors take a walk through a devilish underworld full of demons.

An old vending machine serves up unpredictable beverages from its seemingly magical insides.

A naturally occurring tunnel in this Nordic mountain makes it look like it's been shot.

A trio of giant wooden megaphones turn up nature's volume in this Estonian forest.

One of Hungary's most influential places of learning is also home to one of the world's most beautiful libraries.

Spinning silently in the lobby of an Art Deco masterwork is a massive vintage model of the Earth.

Neither bomb blasts nor heartbeats escape the giant ears of this super sci-fi Arctic outpost.

The beautiful baroque library of the Hapsburg empire.

Museum celebrating the history of computers, especially their role in codebreaking.

Two massive boulders, rocking back and forth with the ebbing of the sea.

UNESCO-protected ancient burial ground.

This abandoned secret city is a crumbling wonderland of Soviet ruins.

This Argentinian hedge maze is an intricate tribute to a famous surrealist author.

An experimental forest at the foreground of arboreal science is also the canary in the coal mine for climate change.

These 13th century documents come housed in 18th century shelves organized by a 19th century historian.

The world's largest maze is a nature park with nearly 200 decision points.

This Polish cave has housed a dragon, a brothel, and an enduring legend.