Places jigreenberg Wants to Go

This was the first ever National Lakeshore, established in 1966.

Bent but not broken, this massive tree has stood in the garden for over a century.

A submerged archeological park still holds the wonders of a Roman Sodom.

An old adobe structure first built in the 1890s is a desert watering hole plastered with dollar bills and odd West Texas finds.

A Jenga-style cylindrical tower of books that appears to go on forever.

A ruined hilltop watch base in the Aravalli ridge above Jaipur, where broken fort walls and a forgotten lookout overlook Man Sagar Lake, reachable only by scrambling through cactus-covered desert trails.

Two unremarkable-looking rocks on a cobblestone street are actually ancient wanderers; one a 150-million-year-old limestone, the other a 1.8-billion-year-old granite.

An Illinois prairie preserve where the real show begins after sunset.

The world's first zoo for microbes collecting the horrible and wonderful things living on and around us.

Finished in December of 1906, it was the longest rail viaduct in the United States and the third longest of its kind in the world at that time.

A cave that was home to humans 160 thousand years ago.

A life-sized imperial army, buried in battle formation, has stood underground for over 2,000 years—built not for war, but for eternity.

Rest stops along this pathway offer some of the best views of the Acropolis of Athens.

Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.

A giant toy jack made of numerous welded-together fire hydrants.

A massive sustainable farm designed by the mastermind behind Central Park.

A forest wonderland caused by Burlington, Vermont's aggressive southwestern winds.

Stand at the center of this lakefront sundial, and you'll become part of the timepiece.

Inspired by the work of a German artist, these brass installations commemorate the lives of enslaved Vermonters.

Alabama’s oldest and largest metaphysical shop.

A James Turrell Skyspace located in the mountains of Colorado.

An 11th-century Viking gravestone in a Victorian parish church graveyard.

High seas history comes to life at this immersive museum with an on-site tavern.

Discover this sandstone alcove, a geologic wonder in southern Utah, that continues to slowly shape shift.