Places elainekratz Wants to Go

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

One of Oahu’s best snorkeling and diving spots was created by warm water discharged from the nearby power plant.

This saltwater swimming pool, which is the last of its kind in the United States, is slowly crumbling within sight of multiple high-end beachside hotels.

Hidden behind a YMCA stands the remains of a ceremonial site that dates back hundreds of years, whose ground is still considered sacred to many Hawaiians.

This coastal cavern is associated with the Hawaiian god of creation.

Hiding in plane sight.

This WWII plane died a quiet death, and is now a garden eel playground.

A unique set of caves that spits waves back out into the ocean.

This narrow coastline trail through the dense Kauai wilderness is among the most beautiful and dangerous in the world.

A cooled lava flow from the Haleakalā volcano formed these surreal-looking columnar basalt structures.

An authentic replica of an Asian temple and garden hidden amongst the natural beauty of Hawai'i.

Submerged lava formations create incredible waterworks.

The only royal palace on U.S. soil has been a territorial capitol, a military headquarters, and a prison for a queen.

Doris Duke's lasting collection of Islamic Art, hidden in a Hawaiian paradise.

This museum of Hawaiian and Polynesian culture is the legacy of the last descendant of the Kamehameha Dynasty.

These picturesque Hawaiian falls are home to a rare species of fish that uses a special sucker to climb up cliffs.

Earth's tallest volcano is sacred to Native Hawaiians, and home to a dozen world-class observatories.

Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.