Places amber0maximal Wants to Go

This spectrum of a star was observed by one of the world's most accurate spectrographs. 

A window into a long-lost world, these colorful tiles advertise a long-defunct range of purgative teas, harmless smokables, and diarrhea cures.

Remote Honduran Islands with a colorful history.

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

Read between the lines of the subway map to find the hidden abandoned Civil War fort.

This graceful little figure is a one-of-a-kind version of the cherished character.

A millionaire's abandoned swimming pool from the gilded age of one of America's most distinguished families.

Whale bones, scrimshaw, and sperm oil make up just a part of this comprehensive collection of whaling history.

Spies, love letters, and ghost stories have all left their mark on this home-cum-museum.

The abandoned grounds and derelict greenhouses of this once-magnificent Edwardian estate are now a nature preserve open for exploration.

The former estate of the Guggenheims, part of the opulent Gold Coast that inspired the Great Gatsby.

This tiny little island has, as the name says, just enough room for its single house.

The mysterious image is believed to show Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon, in a beautiful blue dress.

Recovered suit of a cannibalistic West African gang.

Hidden in Central Park's Ramble is a troublesome cave buried just beneath the surface.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

The lesser-known Alice sculpture of Central Park dedicated to the “godmother of American children.”

Once thought to be the fabled Holy Grail, it is now known to be an oil lamp.

This nearly invisible wire transforms much of the city into one big, symbolic home on the holy day.

This hidden library of physiological ephemera contains centuries worth of knowledge on the vim and viscera of the human body.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

America's oldest Italian restaurant is a San Francisco institution.

A modern mechanical planetary system, part of a 10,000 year clock.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.