Places Wafflemaster135 Wants to Go

For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.

Penn State's giant bug collection.

Mausoleum and Holy Seat of Antiochus I of Commagene.

Centuries ago, red and white wine poured from the statue's breasts whenever a new Venetian ruler was elected.

The largest Neolithic ruins in the world hide a notably clean prehistoric metropolis.

The bombed out remains of the old church were kept intact next to the new one, as a reminder of the futility of war.

This neon lit Georgian cave claims to hold the boulder Prometheus was chained to.

The ruins on a deserted tropical island in the Philippines bear the scars of WWII.

A giant scale model giving a sneak peek at what urban planners see for Shanghai by 2020.

Surat Thani's official flower—and the world's largest—smells of rotting meat.

You can walk up Thailand’s naturally non-slip waterfall.

Mounds, rune stones, and a 1,000-year-old church, left behind by Denmark's first two kings.

Nestled in the heart of a Texas town is a dreamy secret garden dating back to the 1940s.

Few things look more out of place than the electric blue ponds in the reddish-brown desert of Utah.

Rare and gorgeous birds abound in this protected wildlife sanctuary.

World's smallest skyscraper, the product of a remarkable con.

Masterful ceramic fountain and map of the Pacific Basin.

This extensive collection of dead bugs may be the world's most idiosyncratic and personal insect museum.

A land of debatable treasure.

One of the most remote lodges in the Amazon offers rare wildlife encounters and undisturbed views of the Peruvian rainforest.

An unlikely beach paradise of giant sand dunes lies between two lakes just a few minutes from Michigan's cherry country.

Largest cave system in Africa.