Places Blake Olmstead Wants to Go

Once standing on solid ground, this slender beacon is a victim of the very shoreline it was charged with announcing.

This Ecuadorian cemetery is home to a jaw-dropping topiary wonderland.

This palatial botanical garden is home to one of the largest pipe organs ever installed in a private residence, and a piece of Wood's cycad.

A morbid secret lies hidden within the beautiful walls of the Boston Athenaeum.

A geological bull's-eye visible from outer space.

Gorgeous purple flowers drape from the world's largest blossoming plant.

This lower Manhattan bar is set up in an old bank vault that rests beneath a skyscraper that hides even more historic splendor.

Nondescript elevator doors open to reveal a stunning, surreal world.

A Manhattan office building is home to the world’s largest chess board.

A midcentury ranch house hides a literal treasure trove of unique rocks and minerals.

Established in 1638 to battle the Black Death, this botanical garden is a treasure trove of rare flora.

Natural cathedral designed by Italian artist Giuliano Mauri.

The artist David Nash planted a circle of trees in 1977.

The world's tallest box hedge is found in a delightful garden.

This midcentury LA bar was the birthplace of tiki culture.

The only museum of sake in the United States is nestled in an unlikely California college town.

Home of the "true" equator.

A Gothic-style abode built to accommodate the church's three resident peacocks.

There's a piece of New York City transportation history hidden in plain sight at a Manhattan subway stop.

Puffin enthusiasts flock to Europe's largest seabird cliff, which over one million birds call home.

The dramatic upward-curving roof is one of the most iconic examples of Googie architecture that still stands today.

Crawl through the hole in the middle of this stone to break off a bad relationship or initiate a good one.

A natural history wunderkammer in the middle of the desert.

New York City's only wildlife rehabilitation center treats more than 3,000 feathered and furry patients each year.