Places torreyorlopp Wants to Go

Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?

This woodland architectural installation acts as a camera obscura for the heavens.

Unusual hexagonal rocks formed by cooling lava named for their resemblance to traditional Japanese tatami mats.

The Yonaguni Monument, a natural formation or the Japanese Atlantis?

A small Japanese village claims to be the final resting place of the son of God (and God's other son's ear).

This mesmerizingly colorful pond looks like a scene straight out of a fairytale.

This village is home to the largest existing settlement of the Ainu, the Indigenous people of Japan.

Japan's largest area of "pink moss" turns the hillside bright pink every spring.

A beautiful, dense forest in the shadow of Mount Fuji, with a tragic reputation.

A 1940's shrine dedicated to drowned fishermen on the outskirts of Honolulu.

This monument is a stark reminder of the horrors of the Zanzibar slave trade.

The beehive-like buildings of this abandoned resort reside near the border of Mauritania and Senegal.

The remains of a Zoroastrian temple that bore witness to a time when Aden was a flourishing trading hub.

In the middle of a busy residential neighborhood, a small roofless church being reclaimed by nature.

Because sometimes the most efficient route from A to B isn't a straight line.

Named for the DeFoe novel inspired by a stranded sailor, this island is known for its rare plants and extreme beauty.

This gravesite in the Amazon Rainforest was left behind by a failed Third Reich expedition.

The most disputed archipelago in the world.

The most alien-looking place on Earth.

This underwater graveyard commemorates a group of murdered 16th-century missionaries.

The most remote tree in the world survived desertification, but not a drunk truck driver.

Camels and crocodiles share the black waters of this stunning Saharan oasis.

A labor of love and aviation in Nigeria.

Inside this McDonald's you can dine on your Big Mac and fries next to a 2,500-year-old Roman wall.