Places astrohans Wants to Go

A free, public museum dedicated to the fascinating science of sight.

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

The grand, column-fronted, sculpture-adorned home of the ambitious digital library.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

This Arizona observatory is famous for investigations into Martian life, and as the place humans first spotted Pluto.

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.

The remains of an abandoned dinosaur theme park litter the woods just off the highway.

Legend has this precariously placed rock was placed by giants. Science has another explanation.

Large military radio station without transmitting towers.

At the very tippity-top of Europe is a cliff from which you can view the midnight sun.

This modern monument to pagan belief looks like it was transported straight from ancient times.

Hundreds of caves once used to store grains and animal feed.

The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline.

Malaysian fireflies create a dazzling display as thousands light up in unison.

Relax on your veranda and watch the light show.

Enormous underground chamber built to detect 'ghost particles' of the universe.

This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.

An ordinary pond with fish from out of this world.

This giant radio telescope would be a rusting ruin if it hadn't become such a beloved relic.

The nerve center of a massive, state-of-the art radio telescope that sprawls across Western Europe.

Largest illuminated advertisement sign in the world.

A radio telescope for listening to the stars, based in one of the cloudiest countries in the world.

This monolithic slab of art metal crowns a German slag heap.

This monument to those fallen in the World Wars is accompanied by a U-boat that Germany bought for a Deutsche Mark.