Places badgersofdoom Wants to Go

The king of U.S. high points towers over every other peak on the continent.

A psychological self-portrait in the form of a giant, segmented head.

An abandoned saucer-shaped monument in the Bulgarian mountains.

An abandoned set from the 1980 film "Popeye," claimed and repurposed as a theme park by creative locals.

One of the largest Buddhist stupas in North America is built of concrete designed to last 1,000 years.

This “living museum” at UCLA exhibits thousands of plant species from all over the world.

Secret gardens just a few miles from downtown Atlanta.

The ruins of this long-abandoned unsuccessful gold mine can still be found.

Bubbling up from deep underground is the warm crystal clear water that fills the Warm Springs Pools, America's oldest spa.

Pre-Nazi swastikas adorn the sculpted pachyderms flanking this brewhouse portal.

Ruins of a 10th century church tucked away deep in a botanical garden.

Former hotel turned into haunted playground.

Abandoned for decades, trains still pass through the now-restored remains of one of Madrid's first metro stations.

Bonsai garden in Oakland is curated by the first non-Japanese female bonsai master in the United States.

A mysterious spirit totem at the edge of Navajo lands.

One of the last remaining World War II Victory Gardens in the U.S. is quietly growing across from Fenway Park.

The absurd creation is a compulsory destination for selfies in Buffalo.

The moving metal works of one troubled artist can still be viewed on his front lawn... for now.

The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.

A rotating cast of guys and dolls in front of a Washington, D.C. building.

A solitary tree has grown up all alone on Lake Wānaka, backdropped by the beautiful Southern Alps.

Skulls from the plague of 1656 and World War II bombings are united by a cult dedicated to caring for the ancient dead.

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

This off-the-beaten-path abandoned town is a relic of Montana's silver mining boom.