Places wlongson23 Wants to Go

This picturesque monastery at the base of a cliff is a peaceful oasis open to all visitors.

More than 150 working bells from churches and one-room-schoolhouses across the Great Plains are assembled in one man's yard.

The oldest natural aquarium in the United Kingdom.

A unique cartoon-filled roadside attraction.

A beachside cave filled with Bronze Age metalwork, pottery, and human remains.

This small record store was a favorite of Oasis's Noel and Liam Gallagher, who mentioned it in one of their early songs.

Hidden in the New Mexico desert southeast of Roswell, nine small deep lakes formed inside sinkholes.

At this ancient settlement at the foot of Mount Babadağ, honeycomb tombs are carved into a round cliff.

These two large, rusting pieces of machinery are relics of Australia’s gold mining past.

This slightly spooky yet nostalgic theme park claims to be the first of its kind in Australia.

The remnants of an abandoned, 19th-century gold mill along Aruba's rugged northeastern coast.

An untouched lava tube accessible to the adventurers.

The only residents of this abandoned housing development full of identical castles are stray cats and dogs.

This small beachside park commemorates the possibilities of discovery.

Despite the name, this narrow bridge isn't very dangerous at all.

This enormous abandoned factory is now a makeshift graffiti gallery.

One of the first commercially successful anthracite-powered iron-making operations in North America.

This museum is dedicated to the first coast-to-coast highway.

Largest outdoor staircase in the United States.

Old neon signs from the City of Brotherly Love provide a snapshot of the city’s evolution.

A collection of obscure and vintage equipment used for television, film, and radio.

An abandoned observatory in the middle of the Illinois prairie.

The site of the gruesome massacre—and maybe cannibalism—of five men, a tragedy that made Alferd Packer infamous.

This rare, carefully curated collection showcases the history of neon inside a grandiose Elks lodge.