Places lilrena303 Wants to Go

What was meant to be a temporary exhibit is now a permanent fixture at the St. Louis Zoo filled with beautiful birds.

Designed by Buckminster Fuller, this relic of the 67 Expo survived fire and ice.

An otherworldly restaurant perched on the edge of a jagged cliff next to a medieval holy city.

Legend holds eating just one of these black eggs can add seven years to one's life.

Mother Nature outdoes herself with this stunningly beautiful set of caves carved into marble.

This vertical pinnacle in China was the inspiration for the floating mountains in the movie “Avatar.”

A magical sinkhole on the Yucatán Peninsula is adorned with mini waterfalls and hanging vines.

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

This film studio and amusement park is considered one of the greatest filming locations in China.

The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.

This fertility idol of questionable authenticity inspired an iconic Indiana Jones artifact.

The childhood home of Henry Jones Jr. is now an adventure-themed bed and breakfast.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years and harbors many surprises.

At just six feet two inches deep, it is said by Guiness and Ripley to be the world’s narrowest freestanding office building.

A mechanized clock where a man fights off a dragon, crab, and rooster.

The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.

The Route 66 institution that inspired Taco Bell also served as an important headquarters for Mexican-American social movements.

Why settle for barbecue chips when you can get actual barbecue?

“Wagon Jobber" turned smokehouse magnate's family-owned business is still going strong 100 years later.

This waterfront museum in Maine is dedicated to the history of the smoked-herring trade.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

An important message and optimistic splash of color in a troubled neighborhood.

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

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.