Places gazellegolden Wants to Go

The rodent-shaped sidewalk imprint that earned worldwide media attention.

This 17th-century mausoleum is topped with an acoustic marvel.

The remains of what was, not so long ago, the world's largest city.

The ancient water tanks remain some of the ruined city’s most beautiful architecture.

This sprawling stronghold has been at the center of some of South India's bloodiest wars.

Established in 1638 to battle the Black Death, this botanical garden is a treasure trove of rare flora.

This cave system allegedly holds the "metallic library" of a lost ancient civilization.

This research hub in the Amazon Rainforest is perched amid one of the world's most biologically diverse landscapes.

Massive volcano in the Andes is the farthest point from earth's center.

An exhibition devoted to the life (and posthumous taxidermy form) of the last known representative of the Pinta Island Tortoises.

The bears may be gone, but their old cages can still be found.

Hidden inside one of the world's most well-visited zoos is a secret plaque promising eternal life.

The bones of an old zoo crumbling in the shadow of a new one.

This "floating railway" is one of the world's oldest monorail systems.

Known as the most scenic route in Sri Lanka, this train line is steeped in history and offers an unparalleled view of the country.

An ancient stone fortress considered by many to be the eighth wonder of the world.

The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?

Where you can hail your favorite fictional commanders-in-chief.

The preamble to the U.S. Constitution written entirely from vanity license plates hangs in the Smithsonian museum.

One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.

A crew of die-hard train buffs spent decades turning a defunct stretch of railway in Oklahoma City into a museum now home to over 50 antique and restored trains.

The train collection of an eccentric New England seafood mogul is now a National Historical Site.

A huge railroad museum with over 100 pieces of rolling stock focusing on the railroad history of Pennsylvania.

Enormous crabs, bioluminescent jellies, and other amazing creatures from the ocean’s depths—some of which are in an aquarium for the first time ever.