Places jddarcy Wants to Go

Cycle the solar system—from the sun to Pluto—right here on earth.

A section of the long chain that blocked enemy ships from entering Constantinople.

This angular Dwarven tunnel cuts through a mountainside in Glacier National Park.

At less than four inches in height, this iconic fictional character is the smallest public statue in all of Moldova.

The residents of the Neighborhood of Make-Believe live without much fanfare within the Pittsburgh Children's Museum.

An overlooked and unassuming engineering marvel.

A favorite haunt of dinosaur loving children and hallucinogen loving hippies alike.

There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.

Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

The jaw of one of humankind's earliest ancestors on display at an overlooked geology museum.

Thanks to a clever legal loophole, this mountainside wine shop sells a hybrid cuvée that's been outlawed for nearly a century.

The haunting ruins of Jack London's dream house.

The largest Star Wars collection in the world is its own galaxy of collectibles.

The bronzed skull of a beheaded traitor was affixed to the city gate in the 17th century.

Stockholm's deepest subway station is also a stunning ecological wonder.

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

Stockholm's tiniest statue is of a small boy looking at the Moon.

It's always game time at Stockholm's only museum devoted solely to video games.

An ancient Viking runestone hidden in plain view in Stockholm's old town.

England’s ancient oak tree has such an impressive girth, people have been hosting parties within the hollow trunk for centuries.

A rare surviving example of a pre-WWII Japanese garden, restored after years of neglect.

The tech giant built three enormous glass orbs in Seattle so employees could work inside a rainforest greenhouse.

Just a man taking his prehistoric pet for a stroll.

The highest dunes in California are the most likely place in the area to hear the Singing Sands.