Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
In 2019, an anonymous photo of a windowless room with eerie yellow wallpaper was posted to 4chan from this building, launching 'The Backrooms', one of the internet’s most massive collaborative horror phenomena.
San Francisco, California
The randomness of this wall of lava lamps helps encrypt up to 10 percent of the internet.
Aranjuez, Spain
An eighteenth-century fantasy where monkeys, dragons, and Chinese courtiers emerge from walls made entirely of porcelain.
Ularring, Australia
A series of eerie metal stick figures are spread out over four square miles on the bed of a huge salt lake in the Australian Outback.
Sydney, Australia
The bones of this aquatic dinosaur turned to opal over the centuries and the beast's remains were almost sold as jewelry.
Brisbane, Australia
Started nearly 100 years ago, this science experiment just keeps on going, ever so slowly.
Christmas Island, Australia
The red crab exhibits one of the most spectacular migrations on earth, despite manmade obstacles.
Mount Colah, Australia
An ancient rock engraving shows Aboriginals used their advanced knowledge of the stars to hunt and gather.
Melbourne, Australia
Putt your way around Australia in a black light environment.
Townsville, Australia
A series of sculptures beneath the waves promote ocean conservation and support coral reefs.
Hamelin Pool, Australia
Living fossils in this remote Australian bay provide a glimpse of what Earth may have looked like 3.5 billion years ago.
Coober Pedy, Australia
An opal mining town in the middle of Australia where people live, worship, and shop underground.
Arumpo, Australia
Prehistoric park filled with the fossils of dozens of extinct species including Australian megafauna.
Sydney, Australia
One of Australia's largest secondhand bookstores.
Australia
This dramatic sea spire is home to the world's rarest insect and is part of the lost continent of Zealandia.
Katoomba, Australia
A massive stairway that almost wasn't leads to one of Australia's most scenic vistas.
Australia
An Australian lake whose pink hue defies scientific explanation.
Kyoto, Japan
The 10,000 Torii shrine.
Glenfinnan, Scotland
Now famous as the "Harry Potter bridge," this impressive concrete viaduct has long been an icon in its own right.
Kourou, French Guiana
Europe’s only spaceport is in South America.
Tijuana, Mexico
The original home of the Caesar Salad.
Oslo, Norway
The hillside where Edvard Munch experienced the panic attack that inspired “The Scream” offers one of the most striking evening views in Oslo.
Akureyri, Iceland
Enjoy a slice under the midnight sun at the world’s northermost Domino’s.
Kanab, Utah
Discover this sandstone alcove, a geologic wonder in southern Utah, that continues to slowly shape shift.
