Places alessandralee Wants to Go

A collection of fading fantasy tchotchkes lines this dirt road in the Colorado wilderness.

The world's largest key collection features keys to the White House, Frankenstein's castle, and Hitler's bunker.

This little slice of the Netherlands in the Pacific Northwest blooms in a rainbow of color each spring.

The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.

While it is not equipped to peer into outer space this observatory looks like it was built on the moon.

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

This lake in the Cascades lives up to its name, disappearing down a hole every spring.

This frequently-photographed waterfall takes only a short hike to visit.

The park preserves a single, rare species of carnivorous plant that spells doom for unsuspecting insects.

No one knows how this Pacific Northwest spruce tree came to have so many trunks.

This natural marble cave is one of only five national monuments in Oregon.

This extinct shield volcano is the lightning rod of the Cascades.

The longest continuous lava tube in Oregon.

This Oregon farm is dedicated to teaching people the professional art of tree climbing.

The headquarters of the Mahanikai school of Buddhism, Thailand's largest monastic order.

Rusting, graffiti-covered tanks litter the beach of this island, once used by the U.S. military for target practice.

An abandoned vacation home spent a decade taking on legends. It's now taking on water.

An ancient burial ground believed to have been used for ritual sacrifice.

The complex has been abandoned since the Croatian War of Independence, barring a stint as a set for 'Game of Thrones.'

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

This historic graveyard was partially paved over to create a streetcar line.

What else would you call a playground hidden in Alabama's oldest and largest cemetery?

Visitors come from all over to bring gifts and tokens to the grave of Alice, who is thought to have died of a broken heart.

Local legend has it that an old, decaying staircase outside this cemetery is haunted by dozens of ghosts.