Places semken Wants to Go

Rare recess caves fill this unbelievably beautiful Ohio park.

While it is not equipped to peer into outer space this observatory looks like it was built on the moon.

This frequently-photographed waterfall takes only a short hike to visit.

A 1,215-foot tunnel transports pedestrians beneath the River Thames.

A 30-acre garden inspired by the principles of modern physics.

This museum celebrating the almighty dollar lets visitors literally stand in the shadow of a million bucks.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

A cheeky tribute to a comedy legend.

An abandoned lighthouse awaits its destiny: being buried under shifting sand.

This monastery built into a cliff hides a perfectly preserved hermit in a glass coffin.

A lonely beacon, precariously perched atop a remote sliver of rock.

A fifth-century temple improbably built into the side of a cliff.

The small cliffside monastery known as the Tiger's Nest is said to be the meditation site of an 8th-century Buddhist master.

This centuries-old Italian chapel hangs midway down a sheer cliffside.

A castle perched precariously over the Crimean Sea.

This precariously perched fortress was once ruled by a crow-worshipping baron.

An otherworldly restaurant perched on the edge of a jagged cliff next to a medieval holy city.

A miniature desert appears out of nowhere on the lush isle of Lemnos, like something out of a Greek myth.

The partially submerged ruins of a white marble quarry used in ancient Greece for over 1,200 years.

This quaint Italian town keeps losing ground as the sides of its plateau slowly erode.

This abandoned, turn-of-the-century astronomy hub is now the subject of more photographs than it ever took.

This steep cable railway has been hoisting passengers in the heart of Québec City for over a century.

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

The first KFC is on the National Register of Historic Places.