Places xxrye Wants to Go

Natural cathedral designed by Italian artist Giuliano Mauri.

The middle finger of modernity.

Filled with goldfish swimming in a shallow pool of sea water, this ancient crypt is more wishing well than burial site.

The only town in the world with two exclamation points in its name.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

A stockpile of childhood lunch pails turned collectibles.

The largest collection of handbags in the world, the oldest of which were used to carry Bibles, primarily by men.

A total of 999 stairs lead visitors through a massive hole in a mountain known as the Gateway to Heaven.

For those with no fear of heights: a skywalk 4,700 feet up on a Chinese mountain.

Intensely colorful calcite pools in Southern China.

The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

Be a ninja - or just act like one.

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

This intricately carved and hilariously huge bed was such a famous symbol both Shakespeare and Byron used it in their writing.

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

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.

This former Baroque palace on the historic Calle Montcada is a rare architectural gem and was once the meeting place of an aristocratic scholarly society.

There are more than 4 million bricks inside this unofficial Lego museum in a former middle school.

A more chill but no less fascinating version of the famous ancient archeological site.