Places johnbrodkin Wants to Go

This natural wonderland is a unique chance to explore a Carolina bay, a mysterious geological formation of unknown origin.

The remnants of the fortress that saved Georgia from the Spanish still stand guard on their swampy island.

Stormy conditions send jets of seawater bursting through holes in the cliffs.

For six months of the year, three giant mirrors direct a pool of sunshine onto this otherwise occluded town.

This 170-year-old Swiss guesthouse built into the side of a mountain is best accessed by a cable car.

The world’s only museum dedicated to baked beans.

A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."

More gold than anywhere else, ever.

This museum collects over a century of automobile history including the iconic car from The Muppet Movie.

This logic-defying 16th-century Tudor manor still stands to the delight and astonishment of onlookers.

Visitors flock to see this church tower's unintended feature: It happens to resemble a giant chicken from multiple points of view.

The Sighignola summit on the Swiss border offers views so breathtaking it's been named one of the most beautiful places in Italy.

This tiny, painted door at the base of a tree stump has been a fixture of the Harvard University campus for decades.

Love, knishes, and best wishes from this legendary Lower East Side bakery.

This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.

Rome's ancient Etruscan rival, now a park full of ruins.

Thousands of unique minerals, including some of the most impressive fluorite crystals in the world.

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

Op-art architecture designed for happiness.

A subterranean playground in an abandoned slate mine.

Huge spherical rocks in the middle of the prairie.

This single room has survived the centuries with almost no deterioration.

This strategically placed hill fort has served defensive forces from the Iron Age up until the 20th century.

Frequent fliers welcome in this airplane hotel.