Places 6002 Wants to Go

One of the largest trees of its kind in California.

An otherworldly alpine pasture in Slovenia with historical ties to WWII and architecture that recalls Middle Earth.

Natural rock water slides hidden in the remote forests of northern Idaho.

Located in Nairobi National Park, this animal orphanage is the oldest of its kind in Kenya.

The most remote tree in the world is more than 170 miles from its nearest neighbor.

A seven-story 1920s mausoleum outside Denver houses thousands of remains.

Each spring this woodland floor is carpeted with purplish flowers as far as the eye can see.

Large-scale contemporary artworks tower over fields and lurk in forests around a Jacobean manor house.

An unassuming rod in the Netherlands was once the old standard unit of length for the entire Dutch empire.

The decommissioned submarine is now the symbol of a small, inland Australian town.

Homage to the local produce now serves as a car dealer.

A beautiful hike through national parks, forests and beaches in Western Australia.

Australia's largest collection of rare and bizarre insects.

This giant dish located in a sheep paddock was the primary receiver of Apollo 11 TV transmissions.

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.

This rickety old shed hides a trove of secondhand literary treasures.

On special occasions, one of the world's tallest artificial waterfalls gushes down the side of this Chinese skyscraper.

This enormous World War II relic is one of the largest wooden structures in the world.

A prehistoric rock shelter that's literally in someone's backyard.

A small museum along the Susquehanna River is home to a rich collection of Native American artifacts.

In the middle of a suburban Denver neighborhood is a cave that once provided solace for a prominent Ute chief and his family.

It appears as if a man is standing behind this giant airport clock, painting the hands in real time.

This natural sea arch highlights Ireland's rugged coastal beauty.

The preamble to the U.S. Constitution written entirely from vanity license plates hangs in the Smithsonian museum.