Places madiking1822 Wants to Go

Ruined pieces of stone and a swimming pool are all that remain of an amusement park swept away by a flood.

A subterranean world of tunnels links several buildings of this rare 19th-century asylum.

A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.

This English-inspired Maryland garden is home to acres of opulent plant life including bushes shaped into an entire fox hunt.

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

This wondrous hideaway is suspended in a bamboo forest above a sanctuary for rescued llamas and alpacas.

Earth's tallest volcano is sacred to Native Hawaiians, and home to a dozen world-class observatories.

A failed piece of Orientalism has become the proud symbol of a community.

A tunnel of hardened lava along Maui’s famous Road to Hana.

This large cave is a summer home to thousands of bats and has a rich history dating back to prehistoric times.

These decaying bridges 1,000 feet high are a reminder of the skill it took to cross the Colorado Rockies by rail.

A hyper-luxurious, 12,000- square foot home might be buried beneath Queens, still waiting to protect you from nuclear missiles.

A warning to the weak-kneed: This narrow bridge does its swinging eight stories high.

Life-size bronzes of the Grinch, Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle, Sam-I-Am, and the Lorax—and the author himself.

Every summer West Seattle experiences a housing bloom.

Once in a state of dilapidation, this candy-inspired fortress is now being revived.

A health museum containing a 27’’½-foot intestine.

Vikings and Evangelicals have both had a hand in this replica medieval church.

These mystical miniature houses bring a touch of magic to the New Jersey woods.

This Old Testament garden features 100 plants from biblical times.

World War II-era Nazi compound nestled in the Santa Monica hills.

Step into Monet's world at this fine-dining restaurant in the middle of a New Jersey sculpture park.

A fashion designer's dazzling world of Japanese collectibles is hidden in a warehouse downtown.

Bowl in splendor, if you're lucky.