Places Calmmseas Wants to Go

This trio of Australian rock spires may have inspired aboriginal legend or just modern tourism.

Largest Roman Catholic church in North America.

Formerly the world's largest, this Willy Wonka-esque contraption runs 24/7.

This chimerical bridge/tunnel appears to dead end right into the sea.

Legend says this sacred tree was a gift from goddess Athena.

An architect's childhood fantasy treehouse made real.

Experience a charming 1930s version of "infotainment."

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

A small metropolis of Pueblo cave dwellings have been carved right into the hillside of this national monument.

The beautiful baroque library of the Hapsburg empire.

A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.

This one-time health resort was used by aristocrats around the world.

Dolphins, ancient clams and hundreds of waterfalls make this one of the world's top tourist destinations.

Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.

Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.

Air Force Academy Chapel made of 100 identical tetrahedrons works to inspire those of all religions.

Heralded as the world's first theater, these ruins are often overlooked as they reside in the shadows of the Acropolis.

This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.

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

The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.

A New Zealand communications tower stands as the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere.

Decades before the scandal, this staircase on the river was a literal "water gate."

Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.

Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.