Places Juliana Wants to Go

Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.

Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.

This naturally heated mountainous creek has created a group of neon blue pools of potentially deadly boiling water.

England's steepest street has such a drastic incline that locals tie their parked cars to lampposts when it gets icy.

Owned by Native American women, this brewery is a celebration of indigenous culture in the American Southwest.

When it was built in 1929, this historic bridge was the only place to cross the Colorado River for 600 miles.

A home covered with elaborate mosaic and other pieces of art.

The half-mile long structure is so impressive, it even shows up on satellite images.

The wild west is still alive and well at this authentic mining town watering hole.

This mostly abandoned shopping outlet is now adorned with beautiful graffiti and murals.

This large pile of traveler-curated rocks by the dry lakebed is a longstanding tradition on the Old Mojave Road.

A former utopian healing center created by a huckster and built by derelicts.

This hidden fire lookout offers spectacular views of Sequoia National Park.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

Four hundred granite steps were built into this massive rock by the National Park Service.

These millipedes glow not out of attraction, but as a not-too-subtle warning.

In one of the hottest parts of the Mojave Desert, shallow bedrock forces the typically dry Mojave River to the surface in this canyon, providing a vital oasis for humans and wildlife.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

A cozy bookstore is tucked within an old gold mine shaft beneath the cafe and ice cream shop.

Where the writer penned his famous story about a jumping frog.

Special tunnels built so that frogs won't be killed when crossing the highway.

At this 1940s-era neighborhood favorite, you can still drink a cherry phosphate.