Places sophiestjacques Wants to Go

The shallow, salty inlet was a safe haven for 19th-century pirates.

Robot jockeys ride their humped mounts to victory as part of a 21st-century twist on an ancient desert sport.

Climb down into the largest sinkhole in Qatar.

A creepy, deserted mock Arabian village can be found in the middle of the Qatari desert.

This unique museum doesn't shy away from highlighting Qatar's role in the history of slavery.

Eat your way from Ghana to Myanmar on this globe-trotting menu.

Couple's personal collection of pinball machines turned public pinball museum.

This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.

Hopeless romantics will swoon over the sweet story behind this bright and colorful home.

A jaw-dropping "megalibrary" that turns book-browsing into a geometric adventure.

An Aztec snake god has taken the material form of an apartment complex.

The remains of a Canadian train crash are now mouldering beneath layers of rust and graffiti.

A rare chance to get up close and personal with a 13-mile ribbon of ice near downtown Juneau.

Gorgeous cave resemble a winter wonderland.

Burial site of the world's most widely known researcher on the endangered mountain gorilla.

Fine dining 20 feet below the surface in the Indian Ocean.

Farm-to-table East African-European cuisine is on the menu here.

Drink and dine in a coral cave that's at least 120,000 years old.

Get up close and personal with these majestic fish.

The tech giant built three enormous glass orbs in Seattle so employees could work inside a rainforest greenhouse.

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the French Quarter.

Gorgeous purple flowers drape from the world's largest blossoming plant.

Bug-devouring flora are the stars of a special wing of the glass conservatory.