Places hellogigi Wants to Go

From mid-September to early November, dreamy fields of pink muhly grass spring up all over South Korea.

A narrow fjord-like lake, the third-deepest in the United States, runs for over 50 miles into the Cascades of Washington state.

These giant yellow bowling pins seem to be defying gravity.

Unexpectedly standing in a glade, this large group of life-sized, 3D-printed clay figures captures the essence of local young people.

Inside this art and oddity-filled shop, a small room filled with secrets.

A retired schoolteacher in suburban Nevada transformed his front yard into a paleontological menagerie.

Dive into an undersea optical illusion off the coast of Mauritius.

A former Catholic seminary, now a Washington State Park, preserves undeveloped lands on Lake Washington and also hosts a luxury hotel.

Mythological depictions of Laos’ national animal make this cave sacred.

Creativity is far from extinct in Missouri, and this painted dinosaur is no exception!

This unique museum explores the world of Japanese demons and spirits.

A giant statue of the Buddhist goddess of mercy watches over the town of Ōfuna.

Spectacular 300-foot cliffs in a lush mountain canyon.

Fall through a crack in the seams of reality at this immersive art installation.

It is locally loved and ridiculed for literally looking like poop.

At night, this glittering musical tunnel draws skaters and photographers.

A giant chess set, minus the psychedelic drug trip.

San Francisco Bay's ghost town.

The largest permanent Monopoly board makes one of the longest games even bigger.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

This colorful boulder serves as a canvas for political statements and artistic expression.

A rare 16-bedroom Qing Dynasty house re-erected on the campus of the Peabody Essex Museum. 

This 46-foot-tall carving of a legendary Māori navigator can only be visited by boat.

In the former treasury of a popular temple, a rare sculptural depiction of Kannon’s diverse avatars.