Places washcat Wants to Go

The small cliffside monastery known as the Tiger's Nest is said to be the meditation site of an 8th-century Buddhist master.

Two adjoining collections of 19th-20th century physics apparatuses and instruments.

This natural Icelandic fissure allows divers to swim right between two volatile tectonic plates.

This volcanic cave lake is essentially hard proof that Iceland is the most magical place on Earth.

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

Hidden deep in the Guatemalan jungle is a turquoise paradise of natural pools, caves, and waterfalls.

This neon blue river gets its color from a unique mix of bacteria and volcano minerals.

These azure waters were thought to lead to the Mayan Underworld.

An eclectic trailer park retreat in the middle of the California desert.

Hide from the tourist hordes in these relatively unknown, and unguarded lava caves.

These picturesque Hawaiian falls are home to a rare species of fish that uses a special sucker to climb up cliffs.

This upscale streetwear store is hidden behind a fake Snapple machine in the back of a deli.

An eatery in a shallow river where diners can enjoy their meal mere feet from the base of an artificial waterfall.

An island in the middle of a lake, in the middle of a volcano, in the middle of a bigger lake, in the middle of a bigger island, in an archipelago, in the Pacific Ocean.

Dilapidated ruins that once treated a notorious young serial killer, currently hosting vandals, squatters, and ghost hunters.

Once housing children next to hardened criminals this historic jail once displayed Ned Kelly's skull until it was stolen.

These mythological giants take time out of their busy day guarding a Victorian market to let you know what time it is.

Occult books, tarot, oddities.

The word 'wunderkammer' translates as 'wonder-chamber'. This Wunderkammer is both a museum and a retail store.

An abandoned water park overtaken by the dunes.

A perfect turquoise lake colored with glacier dust.

The middle finger of modernity.