Places TheSpaceflight Guy Wants to Go

Where a rare geological phenomenon created a section of rock that resembles a checkerboard.

A tropical paradise once home to space exploration and military installations.

Storms, funding, and in-fighting have kept this Bermuda church from ever being completed.

The only sea in the world that has no land boundary.

The lesser-known cousin of the Great Pacific trash island.

This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.

In 806, Kobo Daishi began meditating on Mount Misen. The Buddhist monk lit this holy fire, which has been kept burning for 1,200 years.

They say the internet is forever but just in case, the shiba inu behind an iconic meme has been immortalized in bronze.

At this shrine, a sacred stone is said to keep a sea monster at bay.

This sawtooth mountain range still bears the strangely lovely marks of its history as a medieval quarry.

Museum dedicated to the largest battleship ever built.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

An eerie reminder to the horrors of World War II.

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

A mountaintop Buddhist temple with panoramic views of Hiroshima.

Fascination continues to surround one of history's most infamous shipwrecks.

This crescent-shaped sliver of sand is a magical haven for a herd of feral horses.

The scarce remains of a sunken ship peek out from the sand on East Beach.

Artifacts of whaling, with both its perils and adventure, are housed in this museum in a former candle factory.

The island home of an unlucky whaling captain whose story inspired a great American novel.

Everyone's favorite neighbor is remembered fondly in this small-town church.

Small island science organization offers public the chance to participate in research.

An underwater road considered a possible Atlantis location.

A steamer run aground near Bimini lives a second life as a playground for scuba divers.