Places ephy Wants to Go

A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.

In a 345-million-year-old cave that's 200 feet underground, dinner awaits.

The artist James Turrell is repurposing an extinct volcano crater as an observatory to experience the cosmos.

This historic national park is covered in the stunning ruins of red rock pueblos.

Ancestral Puebloan ruins, natural arches, and box canyons abound in this seldom-visited corner of Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park.

This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."

A reproduction of earth's many biomes.

Eons ago, a rushing lava river formed this pristine passage through solid rock.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.

A semi-abandoned replica of Prince Edward Island's Avonlea—in Japan.

Transport yourself to the 1980s era of video games at this themed restaurant and bar.

This isolated Japanese mountain village untouched by time showcases unique and stunning traditional architecture.

The 43-mile route crosses through six islands with gorgeous views of the Seto Inland Sea.

Reportedly 1,400 years old, this may be the first of the Fiji Mermaids.

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

This historical theme park celebrates all things noodle.

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

The magical, mossy forest that inspired 'Princess Mononoke.'

The oldest hotel in the world has been operated by the same family for over 1,300 years, even catering to samurai.

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

This faux-seedy Japanese arcade is made up to look like a maze of alleys straight out of a cyberpunk dystopia.