Places semken Wants to Go

This sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for “The Hobbit” film series.

You may recognize this beautiful grove within Kaitoke Regional Park as location of the house of Elrond.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

Perfectly preserved ancient monastery in an impossibly dramatic location on a rocky island in the Atlantic.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

Buildings from the fictional planet of Tatooine still litter the Tunisian desert.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.

Now famous as the "Harry Potter bridge," this impressive concrete viaduct has long been an icon in its own right.

Eulogizing an unknown man's unusual demise.

This church, buried halfway in lava rock, is all that remains of a Mexican village destroyed by a volcano.

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

One of the world's richest men bought this former paper factory and transformed it into a mall.

You can row a boat through this ancient underground reservoir.

The first tunnel to be dug beneath a river, repurposed as an art and museum space.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

Apartment complexes built into huge repurposed natural gas tanks.

A 19th-century subterranean reservoir repurposed as a contemporary art cave.

US-50 in Nevada is known as "the Loneliest Road in America," but this earlier iteration of the route is even lonelier.

It's not a typo, now say it five times fast!

Now a city park, this site started as a stage stop, then was a working ranch, and finally became a dude ranch that specialized in letting wannabe divorcees establish Nevada residency.

A historic dam made famous for its turbines and feature in a Hollywood classic.

This winding road of 318 curves is a must-visit for (careful) motorcycle and sports car enthusiasts.

Abandoned for 60 years, this submerged bridge was completely forgotten until the lake was drained.