Places Wendy Jones Wants to Go

Bizarre Cavern.

The artist James Turrell is repurposing an extinct volcano crater as an observatory to experience the cosmos.

1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.

A modern English garden of eccentric beasts, follies, and oddities.

Home to the "Circus" trees created by Axel Erlandson.

An astounding collection of medical specimens, including bits of President Lincoln.

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

Read between the lines of the subway map to find the hidden abandoned Civil War fort.

The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.

Small museum packed with artifacts recovered by the man rumored to be the real-life inspiration for Indiana Jones.

These tombs were built into the side of a mountain so that ancient angels could reach the dead.

An eccentric inventor's castle home with its own indoor weather system.

This charmingly homemade amusement park has been growing for 40 years.

An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

This former tuberculosis research hospital endeavored to cure the dreaded disease with fresh air and positive attitudes.

A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.

A piece of outsider public art accompanied by a strange urban legend.

The largest self-built castle in the U.S., six decades in the making.

A fantastic castle rumored to be the birthplace of King Arthur.

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.

A self-built castle made by a mysterious man.

Each spring, a dreamlike carpet of bluebells overtakes the forest floor.