Places ckoohle Wants to Go

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

Rustic natural hot springs in the deciduous rain forest.

Sleep snuggled in a sphere suspended atop the forest canopy of Vancouver Island.

The angel of death appears to weep black tears at this grave marker.

This woodland architectural installation acts as a camera obscura for the heavens.

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.

Philadelphia boasts one of the best — and most often overlooked — traditional Japanese gardens in North America.

This spa theme park lets its guests take a dip in pools of coffee, wine, or ramen broth.

A self-built castle made by a mysterious man.

A giant bronze coil of feces is both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.

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

A Swedenborgian glass church surrounded by redwoods sits perched atop a massive landslide area.

Oregon's unexpected high desert, displaying layers of time in a colorful show.

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.

A picture-perfect town, perfect for blowing up.

Peek through the gates at this oasis from the city, full of Old English charm.

A mechanized clock where a man fights off a dragon, crab, and rooster.

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.

The magical, mossy forest that inspired 'Princess Mononoke.'

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.

This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.

A reproduction of earth's many biomes.