Places anatolejolly Wants to Go

This sprawling, formerly elite sporting complex in Amman, Jordan has become a local picnic spot.

Picnic on the seashore in the footsteps of ancient kings, protected by giant mythical cat beasts.

A former salt mine is now a cool picnic spot for families and asthmatics.

This gold mine–turned–swimming hole is the perfect summer picnic spot, immersed in nature and history.

This 85-foot-long table is made from a single slice of an old-growth Douglas Fir.

This forgotten beach house built to look like a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece overlooks a hidden beach.

Pause in an abandoned hydroelectric station, now overrun with wildlife, to consider a thought-provoking poem.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

A massive clementine marks the center of town in the citrus city of Berkane.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

Referred to as "the crappiest fountain ever," this sculpture has been splashing unknowing passersby since 1969.

Frank Lloyd Wright’s most iconic home dangles over a Pennsylvania waterfall.

This maze-like slot canyon is a unique gem within an already fascinating geological area.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

A hidden Brooklyn basement gallery where two biologists nurture one of the Northeast’s rarest and most vibrant reptile collections.

A roadway designed for a visiting monarch.

The meaning behind this triumphal Roman arch was a mystery until the early 20th century.

The world's largest natural arch was forgotten for over 50 years after its discovery.

This unique structure is the only one of its kind in Virginia.

Ancestral Puebloan ruins, natural arches, and box canyons abound in this seldom-visited corner of Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park.

The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.

This one-of-a-kind Roman arch is not actually dedicated to the god Janus.

Natural arch offers panoramic views of Yangshuo's karst hills.