Places Jesse Wants to Go

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

This castle was once considered as an option for the Royal Family's alternate residence, but you may know it better from the 'X-Men' movie.

Wee (and not so wee) footprints that insects and reptiles of the Paleozoic Era left behind.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

One man has carved a number of natural New Mexico caves into psychedelic sandstone temples.

A Bhutanese temple gifted from the isolated Himalayan kingdom is now a surprising cultural gem located at the University of Texas at El Paso.

Natural catch-basin rocks covered in thousands of drawings spanning many millennia.

This art center is way beyond your average pumpkin-carving operation.

This open-air mosaic gallery honoring an English artist took hundreds of volunteers more than seven years to create.

An abandoned mine where dreams of quicksilver trickled away over 75 years ago.

Climbing this abandoned railway leads to breathtaking vistas of O‘ahu.

This residential door allows San Francisco muggles a glimpse at the wizarding world.

An eatery within a Bay Area Buddhist temple pulls off all your favorite Vietnamese classics without the meat.

Inside this store, a mysterious statue draws visitors from the world over.

A taste of Middle Earth, in the middle of the Bayou City.

This impressively complicated radioastronomy research center was once a tool of Soviet spies.

Underneath the bustling city streets, a hydroponic farm grows unique herbs in an urban oasis.

Squeezing inside this deep, narrow canyon reveals a festival of desert colors.

A gorgeous gilded tower houses what may be the world's largest collection of gin.

China has many statues of the general and war god, but none are as epic as this.

Its tremendous toad is actually a five-story museum and viewing platform.

Sited in an Inner Mongolian desert are the remnants of an important trade stop along the Silk Road.

This stunning blue and gold room changed cities twice before becoming part of the Smithsonian.

Fittingly, America's museum of architecture is itself a magnificently designed old building.