Places dhrtzell Wants to Go

19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.

Massive mounds of golden sand look like a desert landscape randomly plopped in an Arctic forest.

The roadway bend where highway painters practice their craft looks like expressionist art.

The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.

A backdoor to Machu Picchu that only the most foolhardy infiltrator would attempt to breach.

A volcanic tunnel illuminated by natural skylights offers a shaded respite from the desert sun.

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.

The largest drain hole in the world.

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.

One man's quest to fix his toilet unearthed over 5,000 artifacts spanning more than 2,000 years of history.

A mapping error in the 19th century made loggers think this section of the forest was underwater.

Once home to Komodo dragons, this island dreamscape has a rare combination of white, pink, and black sand beaches.

Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.

Nature took her revenge on the "Wickedest City in the World."

A submerged archeological park still holds the wonders of a Roman Sodom.

A scale model of Russia so big visitors are offered binoculars to rent so they can see the whole thing.

A magical work of architecture where a wind turbine enables monks to levitate.

A restaurant modeled after feudal Japan, where the waitstaff are trained as ninjas.

A 140-year-old castle with underground caves hidden in San Francisco.

This mysterious underground cave in Shropshire dates back to the 18th or 19th century.

Fonts are born and bred here at the oldest letterpress type foundry in the United States.

The "Seinfeld" diner.

A gargantuan crystal kingdom.