Places tommimeckley2 Wants to Go

The abstract sandstone rock formations at this Algerian national park are rich with prehistoric art.

This former cathedral is now a bustling library packed with students and pigeons.

An abandoned lighthouse off the beaten path, one of the few surviving pre-World War II Japanese structures, offers a beautiful view.

Once a popular hangout spot this huge mall was left to ruin after economic crash.

In ancient times, these fallen standing stones supported a massive house.

This jail once controlled by the Japanese military now sits abandoned on a remote Pacific island.

A gorgeous gem on the ocean.

A crystal clear beach surrounded by beautiful coral reefs.

Where hundreds of Japanese civilians committed suicide to avoid being captured by American soldiers during WWII.

This abandoned radar site is slowly being taken back by the jungle, its mission cut short by the end of the Cold War.

The island where one woman reigned as a "queen" over 30-odd Japanese soldiers who refused to believe that WWII had ended.

The pits used to load the nuclear bombs onto the aircraft that dropped them over Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of World War II.

The fully functional, submerged Vanuatu Post Office is definitely one of a kind.

This South Pacific volcano has been blowing its stack for over 800 years and is said to be home to a cult leader waiting to be reborn.

Plains of ash and pair of semi-active volcanoes contribute to the otherworldly beauty of this little-known Vanuatu island.

Nestled in the jungles of Vanuatu are the remains of what was once a cannibal oven.

The world’s most primitive form of bungee jumping.

A failed utopia, shut down by a more legitimate nation.

Underwater volcanic eruption forms new island off the coast of Tonga.

This crocodile-infested Timor-Leste reservoir is also home to a spectacular half-sunken forest.

No one is quite sure of the origins of these idyllic natural hot springs at an abandoned mountain resort.

The world is full of swimming holes, but few compare to Samoa’s idyllic To Sua ocean trench.

A site of natural wonder and flying coconuts in Samoa.

The cafe that acts as the social hub for the small volcanic island of HMS Bounty fame.