Places SL Wants to Go

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years and harbors many surprises.

A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.

The sign at the garden gate reads: “These Plants Can Kill.”

The ghost town left by the worst nuclear disaster of all time is being taken over by nature and urban explorers.

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.

Garden dedicated to native carnivorous plants and site of huge flytrap heist.

This North Carolina grave is the final resting place of the world's most famous conjoined twins.

Bigfoot prints, Feejee mermaids, and haunted dolls on display in a tiny North Carolina town.

Jule Körner's house full of bizarre architectural details.

A curious blend of taxidermy, antique tools, creationism, and a purported antediluvian rock.

A 120-year-old legend concerning an empty circular patch in the North Carolina woods.

Enjoy an overnight at an old haunted B&B site of the Borden family murders.

Possibly the oldest church in Barcelona, this basilica has its pagan and Christian mythologies all mixed up.

Stone carvings record the Norse myth of Sigurd, providing a glimpse into Scandinavia's transition from paganism to Christianity.

A pagan tradition of draping trees with rags eerily lives on.

Possibly the oldest living thing in Europe, more likely a pagan survivor.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

A sacred well steeped in Pagan roots on the West Coast of Ireland.

Bizarrely-painted church designed by a controversial artist.

Bits and pieces from the ill-fated Donner Party's winter cabins.

Beneath a Virginia City bar is the entrance to an abandoned gold mine.

These once-beautiful historic graveyards are set against the barren Virginia City hills.