Places Coolplacebrr Wants to Go

The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.

Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.

During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

This semi-secret garden in south Seattle emulates a traditional Japanese garden using the plants of the Pacific Northwest.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

A magically clear, blue river that seems to spring from nowhere.

A unique beach made of a myriad of multi-sized pebbles.

A cemetery and the town it served sinks beneath the sea during the volcanic birth of Mt. Vulcan.

This wondrous waterfall rushing down a green-covered mountain wasn't discovered until 2010.

Half of a waterfall goes into the river while the other half seems to disappear.

This sculpture is an instrument played by the swell of the seas.

A musical instrument played by the sea.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.