Places Cowshow Wants to Go

This Catskills museum preserves stumps from the earliest known fossil forest on Earth.

An out-of-place grove of sequoias thrives in northern Spain.

A non-native grove of 241 redwoods in Southern California.

Children's literature inside, forest all around.

A preserved stretch of ancient fossilized trees with an impressive gem collection to boot.

This museum in the woods evokes the work and lives of Michigan's 19-century lumberjacks.

A luxuriant botanical garden below sea level.

This beautiful Miami garden was designed as a laboratory for tropical plants.

A collection of heirloom roses tucked in a spectacularly beautiful botanical garden on Lake Atitlan.

A breathtaking flower tunnel bursts with beautiful golden blossoms.

People have been placing babies on these lilies for photoshoots since the Victorian era.

This impressive working clock made of 16,000 plants changes its flowers twice a year.

Built into the side of Jack's Mountain, these steps were once the daily commute of local quarry-workers.

According to local legend, anyone who falls on these temple steps will turn into a cat.

Western Australia’s heavenly staircase is not for the faint of heart.

A pair of slides and a tree-lined stair corridor have been an urban oasis for nearly 40 years.

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

The busy transport hub is home to the tallest airport slide in the world.

Installed in 1965, this whimsical slide has spawned a brood of “octopus mountains” across Japan.

Wellington’s longest, fastest, and steepest slide offers incredible views of New Zealand's capital.

This volcanic crater lake is renowned for its perfectly round shape, stunning blue-green waters, and unique geological properties.

Visit Europe's largest subterranean waterfall, carved by water from the glaciers of the towering peaks surrounding the valley.

This often-overlooked canyon dazzles and intrigues with its many layers of colors, shapes and odd formations.

This small canyon is home to a treasure trove of geological oddities.