Places timbuktuk Wants to Go

A neighborhood church's unusual abstract stained glass was the final project of avant-garde artist Jean Cocteau.

Martin Bricelj Baraga's monolithic sculpture measures the blueness of the sky, and changes color to match it.

A strange rock formation with numerous legends trying to explain it.

During the rainy season, this temple is almost entirely submerged, accessible only by boat.

Featuring one of the most complete and original collections of Presidential memorabilia, this is the site of the last front porch presidential campaigns.

A stark reminder of the huge nuclear weapons plant that once stood on the site and its effect on the surrounding area.

A 70-foot-deep ice cave formed by lava from Mt. Fuji on the edge of Japan's "Suicide Forest." 

This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.

A modern-day Lascaux cave underneath Paris.

This mysterious underground cave in Shropshire dates back to the 18th or 19th century.

The large fjord lake is thought to be the home of "Ogopogo," a giant sea serpent.

An absolutely beautiful 200-foot stained glass installation traces the evolution of knowledge.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

A 19th-century subterranean reservoir repurposed as a contemporary art cave.

Trace the history of writing at this unusual North Carolina destination.

The giant Siberian crater known locally as the "doorway to the underworld" is expanding every year.

At the center of an island in the middle of the Indian Ocean is a deep chasm ringed by tall waterfalls.

An institution dedicated to curiosity, logic, riddles, and Mongolia's long history of puzzles.

The collection of 80+ pieces created between the years 1100 and 1500 is intended to be seen, heard, smelled, touched, and tasted.

A lovely aquatic park built by a one-armed Civil War veteran who made a fortune from lotuses.

An astounding annual light display honors the victims of one of Japan's most devastating earthquakes.

A mysterious "wedding cake" castle in the middle of the urban desert.

This large midwestern cavern features impressive rock formations and an underground waterfall.

This series of landscape dioramas tell the story of New England forestry in exacting miniature detail.