Places tstriegel Wants to Go

One of the largest caverns in the world has a maw large enough to stack cathedrals in.

Thousands of narrow alleyways in an ancient medieval city make up what's believed to be the world's largest car-free urban zone.

One of the most spectacular canyons in the world.

Founded as a refugee camp, now a popular tourist spot.

The world's largest bioluminescent area was undiscovered by science until 2005.

Virgil's many-mouthed gateway to the underworld.

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.

This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.

This massive mushroom has spent centuries eating its way across a huge swath of Oregon.

Inspired by "The Starry Night" this Dutch bike path turns into a glowing work of art each night.

The "original web site," this farm in Northern Vermont encourages orb-weaver spiders to build their daily webs, and then sells the preserved masterpieces.

This legendary city has been a tourist attraction for centuries.

A gravity-defying "devil's bridge" that has a surprising architectural feature for its stability.

A deadly ancient portal to the underworld.

The palace of the King of Kings, burned by Alexander the Great.

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

Mirrors and glass shards cover every inch of this arrestingly beautiful mosque.

A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.

The Dalai Lama named this New Zealand landscape the "Spiritual Center of the Universe."

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

The largest greenhouse in the world is home to over one million types of plants.

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

The subtle science of a master molecular gastronomist.