Places Coolplacebrr Wants to Go

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.

These faux-cliff dwellings allow visitors to climb around on a replica archaeological site.

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

A playground inspired by differential calculus dangles from the ceiling of the Liberty Science Center.

Climb right into the heart of this colorful Iceland volcano.

This imposing tower named after the mythical sword of King Arthur is considered the tallest freestanding climbing wall in the world.

This Oregon farm is dedicated to teaching people the professional art of tree climbing.

Keshwa chaca, among the last handwoven Incan bridges, crosses Apurimac Canyon in Peru.

Thousands of exquisitely carved stone water storage wells, hundreds of stone steps fill this exquisite medieval stepwell.

More than half of this Indian palace is drowned but it looks all the more spectacular for it.

Possibly the world's largest hourglass only needs to be reset every New Year's Eve.

This Budapest bar allows drinkers to leave their mark on the walls, floor, and even ceiling.

Have a seat with the father of modern computing at this Manchester monument.

One of the last surviving C-97s sits in a field in front of a Wisconsin inn.

This scalding hot river was thought to be a myth until one geoscientist made it his quest to study the mystical waters.

A roadside spring pooling in an old bathtub where anyone can stop and sip.

Farms are serving pizza made from their own fresh crops, a growing trend in the American Midwest.

This secret gem of a toy store houses a rideable carousel populated with fantasy animals.

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

A nostalgic bibliographic gem.

A wondrous old library overlooking the nation's capital.

A disconnected rotary phone for "calling" lost loved ones offered a unique way of dealing with grief in disaster-stricken Japan.

A massive cave complex boasts some of the clearest water (and most charming bats) in the world.