Places jlanam Wants to Go

Neither Spanish settlers nor anyone since has been able to tell who built these strange California rock walls.

This settlement on the original Transcontinental Railroad began by harvesting timber, but transitioned to a forgotten 19th-century industry: harvesting ice.

This restaurant's marvelous musical machines include a self-playing violin.

This national landmark is also home to a massive treehouse.

Despite centuries of architectural innovation, this French castle is being built like it's the 13th century.

Swarms of butterflies cannot compare to the awe inspired by the publicly-funded nakedness once displayed in this sunken garden.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

The largest known open fault in the United States is basically a giant natural refrigerator.

This amazingly well-preserved villa just outside Pompeii boasts rare examples of ancient Roman paintings.

The longest sculpture trail in the United Kingdom.

A monumental fountain in Rome features a large statue of Moses that has been criticized for centuries.

Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.

Architectural monsters are devouring this palace's every door and window.

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

A spiritual sanctuary in a natural cave.

An abandoned monastery sits on a far-off island in the Adriatic Sea.

Gold Rush-era tombstones line the park's paths.

An overlooked and unassuming engineering marvel.

A storybook European village in Berkeley.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.