Places adriennedechief Wants to Go

Once on display alongside a giant Gumby, it’s as tall as a nine-story building when fully extended.

A brightly colored natural bridge formed by mineral-rich hot springs high up in the Andes.

An uber-secure, windowless tower of doom in the center of Manhattan is an NSA spyscraper.

The 43-mile route crosses through six islands with gorgeous views of the Seto Inland Sea.

This was once the home of Gahan's Saloon, Denver's most storied speakeasy.

One of the greatest heroes of the Titanic tragedy came from humble beginnings to this beautiful home.

The spot in the Mile-High City that's exactly 5,280 feet above sea level (at least for now).

A downtown park built on top of unclaimed graves.

A technicolor place of worship for Elevationists.

The world's tallest palm trees look like the whimsical kind of plant you'd find in a Dr. Seuss story.

This whimsical home made entirely from clay is basically a giant piece of pottery.

After the parade, students throw their beads on the tree hoping for good luck on exams.

This centuries-old tree tells an unusual tale of vegetation and fertility in the desert.

This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.

Colorful lights and mirror-like brine pools create trippy illusions within the historic mine.

Giant animal sculptures are created with the rice straw leftover from the fall harvest each year.

Far from the shore, this sandy victim of the Skeleton Coast looks like it was plopped in the middle of the desert.

China’s breathtaking futuristic library is lined floor to ceiling with fake books.

Reproductions of nine banned oil paintings coyly hidden behind a curtain in a New Mexico conference room.

A stone circle on the slopes of a Caribbean volcano commemorates the leader of an anti-slavery uprising.

This whimsical statue dumps water on its head to symbolize knowledge flowing into his brain. Or maybe booze.

It's hard to believe the dizzying patterns covering this abandoned mine are completely natural.

Colorful concentric circles honor a small Croatian town's supposed spot at the nucleus of it all.

Woven tree art gives this towering Australian woodland a touch of mystical whimsy.