Places Shastified Wants to Go

Complete town of 5,000 living out at sea on the world's first offshore oil platform.

A shrine of fire worship built on top of a natural flame.

Mysterious hillside with a continuously burning natural fire.

The building's fluid, wavelike walls are a true feat of architectural ingenuity.

A gigantic collection of teeny, tiny books.

When the Soviets destroyed the historic Armenian monastery they somehow left its bell tower intact.

This extensive collection of vintage Soviet cars is the only one of its kind in the Caucasus.

This neon lit Georgian cave claims to hold the boulder Prometheus was chained to.

Despite being tiny and rural this Georgian airport looks like a sci-fi boondoggle.

Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.

This hidden collection of everyday objects illustrates life within communist Poland.

The world’s narrowest house makes for an awkward, four-foot-wide living space.

After the famous composer died in Paris, his sister snuck his heart out of the country to honor his wish that it be buried in their native country.

Warsaw's fantastically preserved gasworks...almost.

This futuristic German spa allows visitors to float in a pool of salt water while zoning out to underwater techno.

An eerie, derelict amusement park in Berlin.

Entrance to a famous orchard with nine types of apples.

This giant dish located in a sheep paddock was the primary receiver of Apollo 11 TV transmissions.

The ruins of a once prosperous power station have become a mouldering seaside gem.

This pair of Australian "waterfalls" appear to be falling straight across the land.

An opal mining town in the middle of Australia where people live, worship, and shop underground.

Once the path of a railway tunnel, now home to thousands of glowing insects.

This World War II relic let Allied pilots know they were entering neutral airspace.

A tribute to the incredible generosity the Choctaw Nation showed the Irish people during the Great Famine.