Places daratheodora Wants to Go

The most remote tree in the world is more than 170 miles from its nearest neighbor.

At the point of oceanic inaccessibility, you can't get farther from dry land without leaving the planet.

The world is full of swimming holes, but few compare to Samoa’s idyllic To Sua ocean trench.

A tiny, remote island packed with wonders both natural and geeky.

This dramatic sea spire is home to the world's rarest insect and is part of the lost continent of Zealandia.

This Arizona observatory is famous for investigations into Martian life, and as the place humans first spotted Pluto.

This historic observatory was established to keep shipwrecks from littering the Cape of Good Hope.

A shrine of fire worship built on top of a natural flame.

This 15th-century Serbian Orthodox monastery also contained a school for illuminating manuscripts.

Some call this eerie forest of crooked trees the "Bermuda Triangle of Romania."

An island off the coast of South Australia is home to the last purebred Ligurian bees.

This is probably not the Target you're looking for.

This military mausoleum captures the solemn grandeur that most memorials only aspire to.

The skulls and bones of thousands of soldiers line the walls of this small Italian chapel.

This beautiful park on the outskirts of Rome protects the ruins of two colossal ancient aqueducts.

Renaissance villa and gardens complete with a tormented colossus.

Sitting on an Italian hilltop is this surreal fortress built by the mad inventor of electrohomeopathy.

This abandoned Olympic skiing facility still bears the scars of the Siege of Sarajevo.

Swarovski's museum/theme park is a fake diamond fantasia overlooked by a giant.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

Legends of treasure and spirits flow from this this fairy tale-like oasis.

The site of the first battle of World War II.

This Costa Rican topiary park is a surreal garden of unearthly delights.

Witnessing the might of this dessert-colored desert waterfall is a rare, powerful treat.