Places arielleurgent Wants to Go

The ruins of an ancient temple to the Aztec wind god discovered in the middle of a metro station.

This ruin in a suburban park may be the place where Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" was first performed.

This feline raises a friendly paw at drivers barreling toward the freeway.

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

The ruined remains of a coal mining ghost town are hidden within the woods.

This overlooked museum houses an amazing collection of rare, antique typewriters.

Made famous by 'Star Wars,' these troglodyte homes face an uncertain future.

Legend says this little-known stone circle is formed from people petrified as punishment for dancing on the Sabbath.

The world's largest public collection of PEZ memorabilia.

Touch an actual dinosaur bone at this eclectic trove of Rocky Mountain treasures.

Enormous, fluffy dogs frolic around this museum dedicated to a legendary Saint Bernard.

Cherry blossom season comes early in this Japanese town where pink flowers line the streets and riverbanks.

A beautiful Arctic museum and nature center preserves the culture of the Sámi people.

A celebrity from the late Cretaceous period.

A magical museum of fairy tale treasures near Cyprus' buffer zone.

A small museum dedicated to the whimsical tool that turns sugar cookies into works of art.

The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.

An enormous playhouse designed to look like 21 stacked Lego bricks, with another 25 million colorful Legos inside.

This eclectic, mosaic-clad home includes a bamboo ping-pong loft and a "Whispermaphones" intercom.

A perfect replica of the beloved show's first set.

This small-town Connecticut restaurant gives each diner a free book from its vast library.

A local tree surgeon has created a whimsical walk full of carved tree stumps near Scotland's Loch Lomond.

Tracking the 1,500-year history of Korea's star cabbage.

The last inhabitants of one of the U.K.'s most remote islands were evacuated in 1930.