Places StanL Wants to Go

Trick water gardens from 1619 featuring a 200 piece mechanical theater powered by water.

This colorful statue welcomes visitors to a Barcelona park.

Catalonia Tradition: Beating the hollow Christmas log until it defecates in your fireplace.

This cafe offers a curated collection of treats and tipples made by monks and nuns.

Bask in the 19th century grandeur of an eccentric Freemason millionaire's private gardens.

Originally a meeting place for foreign correspondents and war reporters, the FCC remains an atmospheric spot for sunset drinks in Phnom Penh.

Four giant movable street lights decorate this modern Rotterdam square.

Nature is slowly overtaking this disused cemetery on the outskirts of Brussels.

When you're a great Russian Tsar, even your vomit gets a statue.

Come for the chanting, stay for the monastical vegan buffet.

Abandoned bull fighting ring, slowly falling apart in Uruguay.

Buenos Aires' city of the dead contains some very famous remains, including Eva Perón.

The Dalai Lama named this New Zealand landscape the "Spiritual Center of the Universe."

Dolphins, ancient clams and hundreds of waterfalls make this one of the world's top tourist destinations.

Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.

This sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for “The Hobbit” film series.

Hakka-style teahouse where everybody grinds their own tea.

Visit this church that's shaped like a giant glass pump either to cater to women or to reference a tragic local tale. Or both.

Grandpa Rainbow felt the neighborhood needed some color, so he picked up a paintbrush and went to work.

Life-size animals and furniture made entirely from cardboard fill this odd paper-themed restaurant.

Paiwanese restaurant run by native indigenous Taiwanese singer songwriter, and home to a DIY arts-and-crafts folk garden.

South Korea's only sex-themed park.

Secret North Korean passage discovered below the world's most dangerous border.

A thriving artist's wonderland located just 6 kilometers from Korea's DMZ.