Places simonele Wants to Go

This lighthouse was crafted as penitence for the theft of wine bound for a monastery.

Here, visitors can swing with the waves of the Pacific Ocean.

This forgotten chalk mine was reopened thanks to a massive effort from the local community.

This museum is a full-size replica of an original church constructed during the 13th-century.

This tiny chapel atop a sea stack is dedicated to the patron saint of Ponza, Saint Silverius.

The only Shinto shrine in Europe that has been officially sanctioned by Japan.

This once-popular otherworldly landscape was formed by one of the largest volcanic eruptions in history.

This collection of ferns from across the globe is the largest assortment in the United States.

Fiery-hot river rocks make soup sizzle at this restaurant showcasing indigenous Chinantec cuisine.

This museum covers 10,000 years of Pre-Columbian Latin American history.

A library of only unpublished manuscripts.

A comprehensive collection of bonsai set in a beautiful campus.

Four abandoned towers hidden above the Douglas fir forest in Washington.

Native American burial mounds? Giant gopher dens? No one knows what created the Mima Mounds.

Bonsai trees that are up to a thousand years old.

A surreal landscape where fanged rocks rise from the ground and the ocean feels like a great mystery.

You can still find treasures on the pebbly beaches of one of the world's oldest jade-producing areas.

This imprint of an old computer keyboard has a unique backstory.

The colorful soil of Iran’s "Rainbow Island" attracts artists and nature lovers.

In the Hugging Tree Forest, lingonberry marshmallows, hot chocolates, and the best campfire lattes north of the Arctic Circle come to you.

This mesmerizing medieval monastery-cave complex sits thousands of feet above ground overlooking a valley.

This family-owned pottery shop is home to the last operational dragon kiln in Singapore.

An unusually shaped lighthouse with origins rooted in heartbreak.

Home to the world's oldest wooden building.