Places elemenope Wants to Go

This enormous sports car themed amusement park is home to the world’s fastest roller coaster.

This mesmerizing, colorful structure looks like a tent made from stained glass.

Within the Saudi Arabian desert lies a 2,000-year-old ghost town made of stone and mud.

More than 100 monumental tombs carved into rock are preserved at this ancient Nabataean site in the Arabian Desert.

These towering cliffs jut dramatically from the middle of a barren desert.

Visitors to this arboretum are greeted by three smiling giants crafted from sustainable materials.

Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.

A whimsical, but often overlooked clock in Park Avenue.

There are owls with glowing eyes in Herald Square.

Hidden in plain sight on a pair of Manhattan subway tunnels are a pair of public instruments that sing to each other.

Peek through the gates at this oasis from the city, full of Old English charm.

Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.

Metal dinosaurs lurk in a sculpture garden on the outskirts of a popular resort town.

This environmental engineering marvel keeps salt water from the Elizabeth River.

A home built with marble tombstones from the graves of 2,200 Union soldiers buried in a Virginia cemetery.

This beautiful vintage movie palace has seen little change in form or function since the 1920s.

The iconic statue was moved to a new spot overlooking the James river after several years as a mascot for the local baseball team.

An unassuming secret door once led to a legendary watering hole.

Fake subway tiles were installed to cover a design that resembled the Confederate flag—it's unclear if the resemblance was intentional.

This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.

In the back of a nondescript sports bar is a museum-worthy mural by legendary cartoonists.

This wondrous hideaway is suspended in a bamboo forest above a sanctuary for rescued llamas and alpacas.

A grassroots community effort in the 1970s led to the creation of this beautiful garden full of delightfully whimsical exhibits.

The largest puppetry museum in the United States houses the world's most complete collection of Jim Henson artifacts.