Places davidbragin Wants to Go

The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.

This giant meditative chakra sits peacefully in the Flathead Valley of western Montana.

An outsider art duo's yard has been turned into a whimsical public gallery.

One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.

An exercise in patience and imagination, where Mother Earth turned common stuff into precious hidden treasures.

Nuclear reactor created the plutonium used on Nagasaki.

"Enter and be entertained or annoyed by Dada in Walla Walla."

Cross the Continental Divide through an old railroad tunnel, and ride back to the top on a shuttle.

Natural rock water slides hidden in the remote forests of northern Idaho.

Surrounded by ash fields in Iceland, an impossibly verdant valley looks like something out of a fairytale.

This black church sits alone among a field of lava rock.

A modern artist's primitive stone faces and unique rock instrument join Iceland's terrain with its history.

Though they may seem like simple stones, these rocks represent a ghostly legend.

This five-foot-tall bronze bird is a memorial to a species that was hunted out of existence.

The final resting place of the controversial chess champion.

Walk in the footsteps of the gods and straddle two tectonic plates.

The Hveragerði fissure runs through this unassuming shopping center.

This earthwork installation sits on a grassy hill, celebrating Iceland's past and present.

This oceanside Reykjavik spot is speckled with recycled sculptures and large stones.

This tiny museum's sizable collection is jammed into a former underground public toilet.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

A sinister pyramid in the Frari contains the heart of the famous neoclassical sculptor.

Get buzzed beholding one of the world's largest coffee-machine collections, then step into the café for a specially brewed cup.

Da Vinci's equestrian statue, 500 years in the making.