Places winparnes Wants to Go

A whimsical European-style chateau that calls the coast of Chile home.

This abandoned nitrate town was repurposed as a dictator's prison.

Spanish religion mixed with local architecture has yielded a network of churches unlike any other.

Formerly a brutal Nazi colony, this Chilean village was remade as a (controversial) German-themed tourist trap.

The ruins of a grand theater destroyed during the most powerful seismic catastrophe ever recorded.

A Victorian school for poverty stricken waifs has been preserved as a museum to their donated education.

One kilometer of thick brass rod laid out before your eyes.

Church in Manhattan holds the bloody sock of Padre Pio, among with many other unusual relics.

This mysterious marker puzzles pedestrians and infuriates geographers.

This secluded ruin was once a home for exotic plants.

Relics given to a Manhattan church to avoid seizure by the Italian government.

Those belting out show tunes in this West Village piano bar might not realize it marks the site where Thomas Paine died in 1809.

This enormous Hindu temple in Queens serves incredible dosas in its basement canteen.

Though its celestial ceiling is impressive, the true star is the vast collection of French books.

Unique antiquarian shop specializing in globes, maps, and prints.

This educational and eco-friendly community is Iceland's "home of the sun."

This collection of several museums includes one of the oldest structures in Iceland.

Two whaling vessels that were sunk by an anti-whaling organization in 1986 now sit on the shore of this beautiful fjord.

The only structure in a remote mountain pass, these colorful cubes are visible from miles away.

This aromatherapy shop and mini-museum cofounded by the Sigur Rós frontman documents Icelandic history through scents.

A giant red chair bolted to a rock on a remote mossy hillside in Iceland.

Iceland's first pagan temple in 1,000 years is underway in Reykjavík.

These concrete domes were installed on an Icelandic bluff to honor a very specific musical tradion.

This museum dedicated to divination also honors a local 10th-century prophetess.