Places zackthebug Wants to Go

For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.

Crystal clear lake with a shoreline of travertine located in a Colorado canyon.

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

This futuristic German spa allows visitors to float in a pool of salt water while zoning out to underwater techno.

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.

A miniature rainforest is growing inside of a Midtown Manhattan office building.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

An Amsterdam street lined with antique shops each one dedicated to a different obscure collection.

This abandoned subway station beneath the Waldorf-Astoria hotel is allegedly used to secretly transport presidents.

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."

The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.

This beautiful building in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District was empty for decades.

Abandoned railway line circling the city of Paris.

This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.

A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

A tour of underground Berlin takes you through WWII air raid shelters and tunnels used to smuggle people out of East Germany.

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.