Places Wanderer 2202 Wants to Go

A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.

Finale of "William Tell Overture" can be heard as drivers pass over grooves in the road.

Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.

A fifth-century temple improbably built into the side of a cliff.

The most alien-looking place on Earth.

Surreal riveted sea forts once protected the Kent shores from German attack.

A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.

Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

Natural time capsule containing an alien ecosystem.

A picture-perfect town, perfect for blowing up.

Oh, just a motel on the edge of the desert decorated with thousands of clowns conveniently located next to an abandoned graveyard.

Walk 2,300 feet above the ground on the "Troll's Tongue."

Centuries-old bridges grown from tangled roots.

Gift shop offering toe tags and chalk body beach towels tucked into a coroner's office.

A winding path built in secret on the edge of the continent.

Once the most densely populated place in the world, this island is now a ghost town.

In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.

Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.

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

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years and harbors many surprises.

A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.