Places Thalia Wants to Go

Leave the wardrobes and sweets to British schoolchildren, Shanghai's got a Coke machine that leads to booze.

A pair of trees near a Hong Kong shrine are said to grant wishes, but only the ones they hold on to.

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

A popular winter vacation destination for migrating monarch butterflies.

This Southern Californian Conservation Center is home to singing and howling apes.

Finale of "William Tell Overture" can be heard as drivers pass over grooves in the road.

This historic covered bridge contains a series of macabre paintings that communicate one thing: everyone dies.

The elaborate clockwork contraptions in this Scottish gallery create small worlds of whimsy and horror.

Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.

Bar full of oddities, specimens, artifacts and homages to the great dime museums of the past.

Cozy basement bar sports an inventory of over 2,000 beers.

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

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

A gargantuan crystal kingdom.

A massive underwater sinkhole made famous by Jacques Cousteau.