Places LaMesaMatt Wants to Go

This mission, established in 1771, is the most remote of California’s Franciscan missions.

When California condors were hovering on the brink of extinction, this recovery program was charged with helping the birds thrive again.

This astronomical clock is the second oldest in England.

80 years of the Battle of Peasholm on a small English lake.

This historic factory peddles classic toys from the picturesque English county of Devon.

A metal tree emits eerie, melodic notes on top of Lancashire's Crown Point.

This battery powered bell has been ringing since 1840 and is one of the worlds longest running science experiments.

Restaurant in Northern Wisconsin comes with a unique feature: a grassy roof covered in living goats.

The largest tidal whirlpool in the Western Hemisphere.

A huge musical sculpture and other art installations on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grounds.

A crash site in the heart of polar bear territory has become a beloved local landmark.

House built with over 60,000 glass bottles.

Hundreds of trees made from glass bottles make up this forest on Route 66.

The elevator that makes it possible to fly American flags in bulk over the U.S. Capitol

Tucked away in a London Tube station, this 1920s linear clock shows the time across the world all at once.

A cablecar-station-turned-revolving restaurant with 360-degree views of the Swiss skyline.

A historic observatory precariously perched at the "Top of Europe."

Visit Europe's largest subterranean waterfall, carved by water from the glaciers of the towering peaks surrounding the valley.

After traveling the world, one of the last remaining fully-rigged three masted iron-hulled cargo ship in the world found its home in New York.

Light still pours into the ruins of this ancient Islamic observatory.

It may appear to be a fancy junk yard, but each item has a story to tell and a lesson to impart.

Let these towering termite-building structures tell you where to go.

With more than 2,000 pieces, this is world's largest collection of artwork inspired by Leonardo da Vinci's 'The Last Supper.'

An illuminated manuscript comprising the life's work of a lone monk, inexplicably decorated with a portrait of Satan himself.