Places emothedesolate Wants to Go

On East Burnside, a 24-hour vending machine distributes world-class pastries.

This café is dedicated to serving coffee roasted by Native American-owned companies.

At this airport "microcinema," you can catch a film before you catch a flight.

At the most northwestern point of the contiguous United States lies a trail leading through an ancient forest to stunning cliff-side vistas and massive oceanside caves.

Tour the original street level of Port Angeles, buried underground in 1914.

This 18-foot-tall public art installation is another of sculptor Thomas Dambo's trolls.

A little piece of the Shire is hidden behind a plant nursery in Port Orchard, Washington.

The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.

Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.

A town pays homage to its namesake.

A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.

Someone left a Boeing 737 in a field in southern Bali.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

A plaque honors Miami's sister city in the Canary Islands, inviting one to reflect on their place in the world.

These two giant boulders mysteriously perched on a 60-foot cliff may have been slung up there by a raging tsunami.

A historic presidential getaway on the continental United States' southernmost island.

An idyllic swimming pool tells the tale of Hemingway's trouble with women.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

Florida's oldest bar was once a morgue, complete with a hanging tree and gravestones.

The (usually) serene burial place of the world's most notorious drug lord.

Recently celebrating its 25th anniversary, the garden opened in September 1997 to celebrate the men and women who have had the greatest impact on Key West.

This beautiful Miami garden was designed as a laboratory for tropical plants.

This historical swimming pool near Miami is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.

This massive piece of artwork weighs more than 250 tons, and was designed as a tribute to the first president of the United Arab Emirates.