Places sonyasheina Wants to Go

This humble star-gazing center touts itself as the "Birthplace of American Astronomy."

This Cambodian riverbed is covered in ancient Hindu carvings both above and below the waters.

Locals transformed this Canadian evergreen into a secret hangout with spectacular views of Vancouver's skyline.

Things aren't quite what they seem at this mind-bending museum.

A collection of over 15,000 zines works to preserve DIY publishing culture.

A giant concrete Brutalist water tower in suburban Johannesburg.

This ruined fortress was the stronghold for a persecuted medieval leader and his infamous Assassins.

The home of pigs, snakes, chameleons, and the alleged largest bunny in the United States.

The 16th-century church was kept in its ruined state as a reminder of the casualties of World War I.

With nearly double the depth of the Grand Canyon, this Peruvian canyon is one of the deepest in the world.

A creepy sculpture of a decapitated head invites viewers to see St. Louis through its empty eyes.

Sunset-colored dunes of volcanic ash make taking a poor photo impossible.

The two-cell building in Nebraska was briefly owned by a teenage boy and then a Hollywood dummy.

A lawn full of retired spacecraft on display at one of NASA's first research labs.

This 700-year-old Cyprus castle is the birthplace of the world's oldest wine, said to be toasted by Richard the Lionheart at his wedding.

This ancient structure is widely thought to be the oldest intact pyramid in the world.

A domed disco abandoned since the '70s now attracts artists and explorers under its unique roof.

With over 12,000 different species of plants, this botanical garden is Japan's oldest and most diverse.

Over 100 million years ago, beach-bound dinosaurs left permanent marks on San Antonio's landscape.

The world's fifth tallest waterfall is a spectacular silver chute of water that cuts through the cloud forest in northern Peru.

Huge spherical rocks in the middle of the prairie.

An abandoned theme park with a strange and tumultuous past.

A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.

An abandoned mine now resembles a post-apocalyptic landscape of derelict buildings and blood-red pools of water.