Places jamesarvidson Wants to Go

A proto micro-nation sometimes populated by artists, surrounded on all sides by a Utah most barren.

The only remains of a 1918 section of Route 30.

An absolutely beautiful 200-foot stained glass installation traces the evolution of knowledge.

A mini-Stonehenge in the corner of the North Carolina state capitol grounds.

This hollow steel globe is the second-largest in the world.

A water pumping station disguised as a residential home to assuage concerned neighbors now tricks most passersby.

Eighteenth century house of the mysterious "Father of Raleigh."

Art Deco urban decay at this historical building.

In a pedestrian tunnel on North Carolina State’s campus resides an expressive and artistic free-for-all.

Australian museum dedicated to human health and lack thereof.

Cockatoo Island is a Heritage-listed island in the middle of Sydney Harbour.

Inventive brewers use NSW ingredients to dream up flavorful beers made with local honey, native raspberries, and Mariposa plums.

This work of art was designed to represent the Tarpeian Way Quarry that once dominated the area.

A defensive fortification carved into a cliff near Sydney Harbour.

Native Australian lizards inhabit this garden celebrating Sydney and its sister city in China.

A boardwalk winds through this sliver of coastal nature hidden within Sydney.

Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!

Built over an abandoned train yard, this hidden gem is full of winding paths and offers gorgeous views of Sydney Harbour.

An unusual stroll through gentlemen's erotica demonstrates that pornography is timeless.

This 18th-century water provider for Aranjuez was refurbished in 2013 only to be neglected again.

Down this yellow brick road, visitors are treated to toadstool houses and massive mushroom sculptures.

Now a pile of ruins and rubble, this was a lovely mountain town as recently as 1960.

Catalonia Tradition: Beating the hollow Christmas log until it defecates in your fireplace.

An early 20th-century bullring converted into a modern shopping center.