Places kristenrichards21 Wants to Go

Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.

Lavish royal estate punctuated with heated greenhouses.

Meet the bronze beloved pet to a family of famous peeing statues.

A shining memorial to a Belgian hero is said to bring luck to anyone who touches it.

Machinery left over from California's once thriving mercury industry now attracts artists and explorers.

The smallest post office in the United States is no bigger than a broom closet.

The oldest hotel in the world has been operated by the same family for over 1,300 years, even catering to samurai.

A six-story-tall golden pyramid, surrounded by a moat.

A lonely chimpanzee lures you into a narrow alley leading to this hidden shrine.

A concrete block embedded with thousands of pulled teeth was created by a local dentist to memorialize his dog.

If you dial the number in this abandoned office window "Sam Spade’s" secretary will ask you to leave a message.

The only parking meter in the entire town, it is surrounded by 100 free spaces.

The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

This mom-and-pop Japanese sweets shop has been serving cloud-light mochi for almost a century.

A railroad tunnel that, upon its completion, was considered one of the engineering marvels of the modern world.

These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world’s largest coastal brick fortresses.

The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?

Eight "Guardians of Health" protect this art deco water tower from pollutants and bacteria.

Thousands of people walk over this fantastic work of art every day, but how many notice it?

Jacksonville's highways rendered this century-old grammar school unusable.

The first life claimed by this record-breaking peak wasn't lost to exposure or a fall, but rather lightning.

In the country around Buttonwillow, California, a marker commemorates a revealing moment in the story of a water colony from the fictional Kcymaerxthaere that sought independence.

A devilishly named gorge that was a sign of salvation for many pioneers.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.