Places ValarieD Wants to Go

This reserve is the only place in the world where you can see the Barasingha swamp deer in the wild.

This colorful colonial neighborhood in Panjim is one of the only Latin Quarters in Asia.

The abandoned site of the Beatles spiritual awakening and subsequent revolt.

A devastated ruin in the south of Belize where British explorers claimed to unearth the Mitchell-Hedges Crystal Skull.

A natural swimming hole that was once a ceremonial center for Mayan priests.

These enigmatic ruins continue to vex archaeologists.

An important Mayan religious and trading center dating back to 200 BC.

This wildly-tiled artist's palace is a living and growing account of the creator's life, loves, and labors.

This bridge is embedded with a giant steel dragon that breathes fire from its mouth.

For hundreds of years, automatons moving to metallic music have been marking the passage of time.

An iconic and eccentric bar for "Manouche" Jazz music keeps expanding its space—and its influence.

The deadliest diving spot in the world is also a stunning geological marvel.

Twin Peaks' real life Double R Diner has been restored to its damn fine television look.

Cat art as far as the eye can see.

Museum preserving torture methods from the past.

The world's only museum devoted to the wonders of fluorescence.

The birth home of one of cinema's legendary actresses.

Eclectic collections, artwork, and some feline friends fill the writer's former home.

Enjoy an overnight at an old haunted B&B site of the Borden family murders.

The filming location of a shark attack in Steven Spielberg’s famous shark movie.

This once-derelict building is now one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world.

Rock face that shares a name with Mary Shelley's famous doctor.

A gas station and a state sign commemorating the most famous claims of extraterrestrial abduction.

The New England cabin where an infamous British occultist conducted experiments in "magick".