Places Taggaul Wants to Go

If you want to take a peek at Area 51, this is legally as close as you're going to get.

The burning of this 12th-century church kicked off a campaign of Norwegian Black Metal terror.

Little island known for its massive beachfront "flowerpot" pillars.

This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.

This psychedelic tromp l'oeil seems to be beckoning drivers to crash into a wall.

One of the largest Buddhist stupas in North America is built of concrete designed to last 1,000 years.

Twelve plaster figures inspired by da Vinci's famed painting haunt the desert landscape above a real-life ghost town.

A series of waterfalls so massive they straddle the border of Argentina and Brazil.

This sublime architectural marvel is a rare example of an expressionist church.

This golf ball–shaped former desert real estate office now houses a UFO museum.

This conical hill was built as a testing ground for an engineer known as the Glider King.

True to its name, this bouncy walkway may be the world’s smallest suspension bridge.

Massive puppet-automaton machines created by French artist collective Machines de l’Ile.

Despite sitting firmly in the global cradle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, this Hare Krishna temple is host to one of the largest color festivals outside India.

This replica stave church looks like a piece of Norway was simply plopped down in South Dakota.

An enormous natural sandstone bridge in Kentucky.

The largest cave shaft in the world is home to thousands of birds and popular with BASE jumpers.

An aluminum skeleton brings Chinese mythology to the French shore.

A remarkably well preserved tower dating all the way back to the Iron Age.

This striking art museum holds an amazing series of curiosity cabinets.

Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.

Monuments don't get much more metal than these three giant viking swords planted in a Nordic hill.

The only international border marker within the United States.

Upside-down trees serve as natural flower pots in this hanging garden of Alaska.