Places waldro00 Wants to Go

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.

This popular cave pool is truly magical, despite the crowds.

Cascading outward, this waterfall creates the appearance of a flowing veil.

This recessed garden protects thousands of mountain plants by creating its own microclimates.

This Turkish cave boasts some rather bizarre associations with the King of Mount Olympus.

At the right time of day, sunlight floods through the roof of this cave and illuminates the small pavilion hidden within.

The tallest statue in Italy is also one of the world's tallest statues of Jesus.

An amazing collection of curiosities hidden in a small Welsh village.

This neighborhood grocery houses a treasure trove of Eastern European delights.

This historic island prison holds one of the dungeons from the Count of Monte Cristo even though it is a work of fiction.

This former “ante-chamber to the guillotine” has been refurbished to illustrate the brutal history of French justice.

The curious underground history of keeping Paris clean.

The ruins of a Duke's bucolic dream, where camels once roamed alongside "Dutch" windmills and faux-Italian vineyards.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.

Abandoned railway line circling the city of Paris.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

Climbing this abandoned railway leads to breathtaking vistas of O‘ahu.

A CT scan revealed the identity of this 3,000-year-old mummy that everyone erroneously thought was female.

This grisly exhibit houses skeletons and weapons from a devastating 14th-century clash.

Believe It or Not, Ripley once called this chiseled mountainside “New York’s Mount Rushmore”.

A quaint Russian village in the middle of a German metropolis.

A German apartment building hosting as many trees as human occupants.