Places yaz999 Wants to Go

Earth's tallest volcano is sacred to Native Hawaiians, and home to a dozen world-class observatories.

A priest with no formal artistic training used basic house paint to create gorgeous religious scenes inside this historic church.

This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.

This legendary urban waterfall creates a dazzling display of rainbows.

The only royal palace on U.S. soil has been a territorial capitol, a military headquarters, and a prison for a queen.

Climbing this abandoned railway leads to breathtaking vistas of O‘ahu.

A once-glowing grotto at the bottom of Waikapalae Wet Cave.

This 11th-century Greek monastery has renowned mosaics and relics of a brutal past.

This medieval "painted village" is famous for its geometric facades.

Of all the houses that grace this neighborhood, only one is a testament to surreal architecture.

A tiny mosque decorated with mosaics using an early form of recycling.

Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.

Rebuilt several decades ago, its striking murals prevent it from being reconsecrated as a church.

This mountaintop beacon is only lit three times a year but shines like some kind of all-seeing eye.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

A magnificent, reportedly haunted mansion built for a composer by Spiritualists.

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

This shop and studio is dedicated to the art of the book, from letterpress to bookbinding.

In this century-old literary safehouse, print is alive and well.

Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.

This "City of Books" holds a museum, library, and the complete personal book collections of five of Mexico's greatest thinkers.

A Bibliophile's Dream.

A cozy bookstore is tucked within an old gold mine shaft beneath the cafe and ice cream shop.

This once-derelict building is now one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world.