Places GRH Wants to Go

This tree has witnessed nearly 1,000 years of history.

Windswept and remote, this island was once the home of a rare mammoth and today is home to a rare tree.

An enormous white temple that honors the birthplace of a Hindu goddess.

A menagerie of concrete animals brought together from across New York City's parks.

Sip a beer under the gaze of every U.S. president.

It took years to decode its mysterious messages.

Berkeley Springs State Park boasts the nation's only monument commemorating presidential bathing.

No need to strap in for a “ride” on this walkable roller coaster.

The topiary maze at the Habsburg hunting lodge.

On high feast days, the entire blue-glass front of this modern church opens up to reveal the small wooden church inside.

A unique showroom for bathroom fixtures featuring a giant toilet observation deck.

A tilted half-timbered house from 1672 is built into a salvaged segment of a medieval wall.

An elevator into the Baltic Sea.

A century-long search for a church that was never there.

An industrial relic is now one of Europe's most staggering art spaces.

Solar observatory doubles as a daring display of Expressionist architecture, much to Einstein's chagrin.

A whimsical art tower at a Bavarian brewery includes a grotto for its mythical beer-brewing dwarves.

A kindergarten shaped like a cat with a tail that's a slide.

Crop circles inspired this whimsical garden in Germany.

The remains of this visionary community can still be found much as it was a century ago.

Go underground to find a collection representing the history of this village in the heart of La Mancha.

This roadside installation gives travelers a chance to stretch their legs. Don't worry—it doesn’t bite!

Ornate lobby of a police station is decorated with colorful murals by Augusto Giacometti.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.