Places scoutboy Wants to Go

The library houses an incredible collection of some of the world's most impressive books and manuscripts.

A temple made famous by Japanese Buddhist monks who sacrificed themselves at sea.

Just saying the name of this town out loud is said to bring bad luck.

The southernmost outpost of the Russian Empire in colonial America.

This spectacular mosque houses the second-largest chandelier in the world.

The F1 Mexican Grand Prix circuit goes right through the middle of this old baseball stadium.

A clerical error gave rise to this imaginary micronation in the southwestern corner of Estonia.

A staggering number of rock carvings in an abandoned quarry.

This lonely tomb is all that remains of a once-bustling ancient trade hub visited by Marco Polo.

The world’s tallest outdoor lift stretches along the stone pillars that inspired the floating mountains in the movie “Avatar.”

A relic of the old jail still stands in its original location.

These hellish-looking cliffs in the Canadian Arctic have been burning for centuries.

This line of 12 tower mills described in the story of Don Quixote is among the most iconic landscapes in Spain.

This giant bronze image of Christopher Columbus embarked on a voyage of its own.

Spend the night in this formerly abandoned traditional Scottish village.

The longest and widest floating bridge in the world.

The zoological collection at the Hessisches Landesmuseum hosts some of the world's oldest habitat dioramas.

In Portugal, a secluded stretch of untouched natural beauty hides at the bottom of a steep hill.

This small fort played a huge role defending Puerto Rico’s capital city.

Inside a busy metro station, an impressive mural depicts the prehispanic city of Tenochtitlán.

A strangely curved lamppost stands tall over this avenue in Rotterdam.

This gaping hole in the middle of a remote mountain lake looks like a portal to another dimension.

Colombia's first concrete structure doubles as a replica of Versaille's Petit Trianon Belvedere and a symbol for development.

The last of Amsterdam's original sea level markers remaining in place.