Places alessandralee Wants to Go

This childhood throwback has hundreds of arcade games and pinball machines to transport you back in time.

A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.

A pair of disused Los Angeles electrical poles now glow with delicate windows into the past.

A gap in the concrete has been transformed into a miniature playground for the mind.

Explore more than 130,000 new and used books in the "world's largest outdoor bookstore."

A non-native grove of 241 redwoods in Southern California.

This historic orchard contains Northern Europe's largest collection of paradise apple trees.

How this Pine Barrens hill got its name is uncertain, but on a good day the view from the fire tower is crystal clear.

A raised boardwalk winds through a thicket of stunted, century-old trees no more than nine feet tall.

This museum in the woods evokes the work and lives of Michigan's 19-century lumberjacks.

A whimsical village of unique treehouses resides in a Washington forest.

This granite rock face is named for the magnificent reflection that occurs when the sun hits it just right.

This corn maze so big you may want to pack a lunch, and possibly a flaregun.

A 60-foot-tall tower provides unparalleled views of the southern Green Mountains.

An environmental art installation inspired by farmhouses and crop circles.

One of the largest Buddhist stupas in North America is built of concrete designed to last 1,000 years.

Wall to wall taxidermy at Denver's oldest and most exotic steakhouse.

Inside this shop, visitors are treated to a unique blend of natural history and art.

This tea house was a hand-built gift from Boulder's sister city in Tajikstan.

This enigmatic building features numerous architectural styles.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

This shrine is an ode to the region's rich Hispanic heritage.

The narrow mountain road that carves a path between Florence and Victor is tied to ghost towns and ghost stories.

This spectacular track has run continuously since 1882.