Places timbuktuk Wants to Go

One of the cave cities of Crimea, built by the Goths in the sixth century.

Islanders once used this dramatic, otherworldly landscape to hide their cattle from Viking raiders.

This colossal ancient jaguar sculpture was used as a vessel for the hearts torn from sacrificial victims.

A moody and picturesque riverside ruin overgrown with vegetation.

A soon-to-be-forgotten roadside spectacle loaded with local lore.

This once-private estate is now a dreamy, meditative garden that's open to the public.

A whimsical folk art garden full of punny pieces and a diorama containing 3,500 toys.

Part of an abandoned19th-century fortress hides in plain sight inside a modern office building.

Modern megaliths form this work of cosmic, Celtic landscape art.

After years of slow decline, a derelict Gothic castle is now being restored to life.

This forgotten Frank Lloyd Wright house is an architectural marvel at the end of a sleepy residential street.

This sprawling woodland estate was the brainchild of iconic American industrial designer Russel Wright.

The remains of a large iron mill that once stood in the remote woods of northern Maine.

The world's largest moose statue towers above the highway between Oslo and Trondheim.

A medieval castle in the middle of rural Texas.

This amazing trail among the many waterfalls around Ingleton has been enchanting visitors since 1885.

This mysterious hilltop collection of Druid carvings isn't quite what it seems.

Surrounded by ash fields in Iceland, an impossibly verdant valley looks like something out of a fairytale.

One of the largest cat sanctuaries in North America is considered a "Club Med" for felines.

A high point in Vancouver kitsch.

Surprisingly delicious Asian-style hot dogs.

Traditional 15th century Chinese garden in the middle of Vancouver.

This conservatory allows a little bit of the tropics to thrive in the middle of a major Canadian city.

This Elizabethan hedge maze is one of only six in North America.