Places Samir S. Patel Wants to Go

Originally a leper colony, the island is now an Armenian monastery that's home to an incredible manuscript library and eclectic museum.

Armenian monks at an island monastery in the Venetian Lagoon make a rare rose petal jam.

North America’s largest collection of horological devices and home to a colossal clock with a dizzying array of features.

One man's ambition created this psychedelic log home.

Built by prisoners of war, the largest small-scale model ever built includes eight miles of tiny streams that now sit abandoned.

Nondescript elevator doors open to reveal a stunning, surreal world.

A submerged archeological park still holds the wonders of a Roman Sodom.

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

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

An amazing clockwork museum in the Val de Travers holds examples of various prestigious legacies horological history.

This geometric feat is a testament to the Incas' mesmerizing architectural abilities.

An incredible airplane graveyard sits outside this small museum dedicated to preserving aviation history.

Witnessing the might of this dessert-colored desert waterfall is a rare, powerful treat.

Some call this eerie forest of crooked trees the "Bermuda Triangle of Romania."

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

Explore this medieval cathedral by trying to spot all the malevolent monsters hiding in its beautifully colored windows.

This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.

This isolated island is often capped by its own fluffy cloud.

Secret Soviet city once home to Russian cosmonauts and space training facilities.

This amazing 15th-century mural remained hidden in plain sight for centuries.

The original resting place of Queen Cleopatra and Mark Antony's only daughter.

An Aztec snake god has taken the material form of an apartment complex.

Nature is leading a successful mutiny on this century-old freighter.

A subterranean playground in an abandoned slate mine.