Places tomstrong Wants to Go

This former steel and coal plant is now a neon-lit industrial fantasia.

Fire meets ice at the southernmost volcano on Earth.

Unexplained bald patches in the landscape grow and recede over time, as though they are somehow alive.

Reaching the "Church in the Sky" requires scaling the cliff face of a sandstone pinnacle with a 650-foot drop.

An ocean in the making, in the Ethiopian desert.

Ethiopia's "smoking mountain" is in one of the hottest regions on the planet and is home to two lava lakes.

The hottest place on the planet.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

A perfectly preserved hill village where the buildings are painted like white lace.

One of only two pod-shaped homes designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

One of the largest helium balloons in the U.S. is a 112-foot ginormous orange.

Take Soviet nostalgia to new heights by toasting the first man in space over a full spread of Belarusian and Soviet fare.

Last remaining nuclear missile base in Ukraine.

This unassuming museum's slogan translates to “there is a limit of sadness, anxiety has no limits."

Sculpture that doubles as a time capsule so that life can survive radiation outside Chernobyl.

This submersible road connecting a French island to the mainland is lined with safety towers for when the tide strands travelers.

Home of the Large Hadron Collider and the birthplace of the World Wide Web.

This 170-year-old Swiss guesthouse built into the side of a mountain is best accessed by a cable car.

One of the most valuable palace-garden complexes in the eastern borderlands—and one of the most haunted.

Luxurious devotion and 500,000 images of Buddha in Myanmar.

A deserted 20-lane highway runs through Myanmar's empty capital city.

Over 2,000 ancient temples dot the Myanmar landscape at the site of this famed archaeological site.

An enormous pair of straw sandals woven in the traditional way—to keep demons at bay.