Places watsonswanderlust Wants to Go

In the middle of a barren moorland, the remnants of a lost British Space Age stand like a 20th-century Stonehenge.

Two awe-inspiring globes from the reign of the Sun King hang from the ceiling of France's national library.

A preposterously luxurious hotel with gold-plated iPads, Rolls Royce chauffeurs, and a staff that trains by watching "Downton Abbey."

The United Arab Emirates's biggest and oldest fort pays homage to a lost era.

An abandoned desert hamlet swallowed up by sand.

Wander among the ghostly ruins of an island where civilization flourished for thousands of years.

A blacklight mini-golf fever dream pays tribute to the iconic rock band.

This incredible collection of vintage pinball machines can be played at 25 cents a pop.

A fantastic place to see murals, and an important location in the history of Toronto's legal street art scene.

This historic building provides a powerful glimpse into the lives of Japanese Americans forced to relocate during World War II.

This Seattle store is packed with all sorts of curious creatures and creations.

A dangling church built over a Colombian gorge.

Former drug lord’s manor, now a theme park. Watch out for the hippos.

Largest monument in Colombia depicts 14 lancers who drove back an army.

The religious shrine that Pablo Escobar's men would allegedly visit before completing a mission.

This unofficial museum details the rise and fall of Colombia's most notorious narcotrafficker, Pablo Escobar.

Storied crypts fill the most famous cemetery in Colombia.

This tiny shop has been serving traditional tamales for more than 200 years.

A Spanish-style estate that has traded black ties for rock concerts.

A colossal statue with a controversial past, forgotten for more than 30 years.

The largest masonic lodge in Cuba.

A small museum in the Bay of Pigs gives the Cuban perspective on the famously failed U.S. invasion.

After the Cuban Revolution, the famous rum company had to leave their swanky headquarters behind.

His music once banned in Communist Cuba, John Lennon is now immortalized in bronze by Castro, who considers Lennon a "fellow dreamer."