Places katherinehillier Wants to Go

A fire lookout atop a glacial pinnacle is reached by climbing three vertiginous flights of stairs.

The steepest tramway in North America provides stunning views of the out-of-the-way Wallowa Mountains in northeastern Oregon.

A stunning medieval castle owned and restored by the famed actor Jeremy Irons.

More than a century old, this cast iron bridge on the Balmoral Estate leads to nowhere.

Since 2017, the remains of Stretford's industrial past have been occupied by a collection of gnomes.

A condensed piece of China floating in a Dutch harbor.

A rare labyrinth-style path carved into a historic hill.

A mecca of Mexican art and cuisine just over the border.

These 400 million-year-old caves feature honeycomb limestone formations.

Visitors to this temple are greeted by a massive collection of wooden dolls said to bring good fortune.

Europe's "only museum dedicated to the decapod" is full of quirky and absurdist displays, including one featuring the "famous" Giant Crab of Margate.

A museum dedicated to an elusive cryptid.

A glimpse of a waterfall is reached by a steel catwalk along a slot canyon located in an Ouray city park.

The church and nearby castle are all that remains of a medieval village, mysteriously abandoned.

This 18th-century fort surrounded by a moat was used to store gun powder and ammunition, and now sits in the middle of a large park in Dublin.

Some 80,000 Delft Blue tiles line the inside of this Amsterdam walkway.

These tall, red sandstone pinnacles outside Moab are often forgotten amid their more famous neighbors.

A geological wonder shrouded in myth.

No other place in Scotland has such a high concentration of prehistoric carved stone surfaces.

Designed to provide fantastic views of the surrounding rainforest.

Amazing vistas await visitors to this stretch of coastline.

Art installations, derelict railcars, and endangered grasshoppers all call this south Berlin park home.

A unique sculpture cemetery dedicated to the region's defunct businesses.

A unique art exhibit home to letters addressed to those unable to receive them.