Places Carma Wants to Go

A sprawling collection of over 106,000 toys from around the world.

This pseudo-steampunk weapons facility is the world's largest wood and glue structure, and packs quite a wallop.

This is one really big nut.

A unique geological area spiked with wind-carved rocks that resemble teepees.

The official atomic museum of the United States explores the explosive and productive history of a much maligned energy source.

On the side of a remote mountain, a stone face bearing an inscription of mysterious origin.

The old Route 66 town straddling Texas and New Mexico died along with the Main Street of America.

A cave's rare beauty held a cavernous secret hidden underground.

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.

Giant origami sculptures tucked into desert scenery beckon passers-by to explore further.

These aggressively sustainable art homes look like something out of 1970's science fiction.

A futuristic temple of light uses prisms and rainbows to create an atmosphere of peace.

If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."

The walls of the iconic dome are hollow and have a secret stairway.

A nostalgic bibliographic gem.

This deadly little sliver of beach has seen hundreds of whales beach themselves over the years.

The ruins of an abandoned church loom within a picturesque Ukranian village.

Thousands of migrating monarchs overwinter clustered amongst the eucalyptus trees.

A bronze kitty adorns the grave of the polar explorer who brought the original feline to the Antarctic.

Known for the tunnel that leads visitors to the water.

Lines from a walking song are etched into a rock in Natural Bridge State Park.

This feline raises a friendly paw at drivers barreling toward the freeway.

The highest tides in the world come in and out here twice a day, allowing you to essentially walk along the ocean floor.

One man's lifelong collection of 10,000 rare steins tells the story of beer drinking from 1350 to today.