Makarau, New Zealand
Gibbs Farm
A gigantic sculpture garden is packed with innovative oddities.
Places LarkintheMorning Wants to Go
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Les Escaldes, Andorra
Vall del Madriu-Perafita-Claror
A hidden highland of peaks and pastures, largely unchanged since medieval times.
Gustavus, Alaska
Douglas C-47B Crash Site
Crash site of a US National Guard C-47B plane that attempted to land at Gustavus airport in 1957 in bad weather.
Chamonix, France
Lac Blanc
An icy lake tucked among jaw-dropping alpine panoramas.
Australia
West Wallabi Island
The oldest known European structures in Australia are the remnants of a story filled with mutiny, murder, jealousy and greed.
Tallinn, Estonia
KGB Museum
"There's nothing there," and other lies the KGB told us.
Boston, Massachusetts
Mapparium Globe
An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.
Port Greville, Nova Scotia
Age of Sail Museum
A community-owned museum that celebrates the history of the shipbuilding industry in this part of Nova Scotia.
Rose Blanche-Harbour le Cou, Newfoundland and Labrador
Rose Blanche Lighthouse
Newfoundland's last remaining granite lighthouse.
Meeteetse, Wyoming
Meeteetse Museum
This museum details the history of a local miracle: The return of the critically endangered black-footed ferret, which was once believed to be extinct.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Remains of Dolly the Sheep
The taxidermy remains of the first mammal ever cloned from an adult cell are on display in Edinburgh.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Edinburgh Castle Dog Cemetery
The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.
Santa Ysabel, California
The JAB Canid Education and Conservation Center
Spend a day hanging out with domesticated Russian foxes.
Inverness, California
Point Reyes Boat
This abandoned boat was left in place thanks to its rotting beauty.
Moss Landing, California
Elkhorn Slough
More than 700 species live within this murky marvel of a swamp on California's coast.
Berlin, Maryland
Assateague Island
The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.
New York, New York
Jeffrey's Hook Light
Little Red Lighthouse under the George Washington Bridge.
Naval Air Station Point Mugu, California
San Nicolas Island
A stranded woman lived alone on this remote island for 18 years, inspiring the great children's novel "Island of the Blue Dolphins."
Old Town, Washington
Dungeness Spit
The longest spit in the United States ends at a lighthouse in the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
New Brunswick, New Jersey
Lawrence Brook Carvings
A mixture of strange symbols, ciphers, words and cryptograms carved in 1876 remain unsolved to this day.
Powell, Wyoming
Heart Mountain Relocation Center
An unusual geological feature towers over the remains of a dark episode in United States history.
Lovell, Wyoming
Bighorn Medicine Wheel
Native Americans built this circle of stones, which was used to predict astronomical events.
Shammar, Mongolia
The Mother Tree
This spiritual landmark for practicers of Shamanism is drenched in milk and vodka and covered in blue scarves.
Landers, California
Giant Rock
A regular looking rock with an unbelievable history.
