Places jules Wants to Go

Yup, that's a 330-foot yacht passing over the highway.

This mesmerizingly colorful pond looks like a scene straight out of a fairytale.

The cultural center preserves the history of the Tlingit tribe, who have lived in this Alaska village for more than 10,000 years.

Scotland's only funicular railway is also the United Kingdom's highest.

On top of a sheet metal business in Juneau stand nearly a dozen charming Wizard of Oz statues.

A galaxy of glowworms—larvae of a gnat—hides deep in the belly of these caves.

This sculpture gallery is home to magnificent beasts made of scrap metal and found objects.

You can spend the night as an honorary lighthouse keeper in this quaint, historic beacon.

This 1,300-year-old marker is one of the finest and most complete early Christian crosses in Scotland.

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

Japan's largest area of "pink moss" turns the hillside bright pink every spring.

Black cat statues guard this temple-like Egyptian revival factory.

This abandoned Swedish folkpark offers an amazing view over the town of Överkalix.

Every year locals tumble 650 feet down to the bottom of the hill chasing a Double Gloucester cheese.

A unique tribute to the millions of animals who served and died for the British military.

The ruins of this monumental city founded by the first Roman Emperor are strangely overlooked by most travelers.

Cairns built to bring travelers good luck stretch across the land like miniature stone mountains.

A sprawling outdoor museum filled with larger-than-life works of art.

A desert settlement founded and later abandoned by Hawaiian members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Utah's Skull Valley.

The historic bar where local ship captains, traders, and gold miners would come together to do business a century ago.

Why a column on the entrance is inscribed with a verse from the Quran is one of Sicily's many mysteries.

A delightfully quirky blend of oddities spread throughout an old 1920s bank.

This magical space partly designed by Antoni Gaudi is one of the best examples of romantic gardening in the Mediterranean.

A collection of old neon signs from all over Poland line a secluded courtyard.