Places shatteredpools Wants to Go

An unusual vending machine designed to support mourners during funeral ceremonies at Zurich's largest cemetery.

A Hawaiian stairway to heaven—that you can't climb.

Get up close and personal with these majestic fish.

A model of a galactic embassy is hidden in plain sight along the highway, proposed by a UFO religion to find the aliens that created life on Earth.

An authentic replica of an Asian temple and garden hidden amongst the natural beauty of Hawai'i.

This blowhole is supposedly caused by a trapped monster.

This industrial area was the dumping ground for massive amounts of trash, some of which washes up as tiny bits of sea glass.

A true treehouse near Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park.

This museum of Hawaiian and Polynesian culture is the legacy of the last descendant of the Kamehameha Dynasty.

Doris Duke's lasting collection of Islamic Art, hidden in a Hawaiian paradise.

This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.

Hide from the tourist hordes in these relatively unknown, and unguarded lava caves.

The island of Lanai in Hawai'i is a paradise for cats and cat lovers.

This charming cobbled backstreet is the most Instagramable street in Paris, much to the residents' annoyance.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

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

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.

A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.