Places Marbles07 Wants to Go

Eastern zen meets Western grit in these four little trees growing out of a rock on Lake Tahoe’s Nevada shore.

The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.

Harder layers in colorful sandstone weather out as prominent “fins" and even more intricate and bizarre shapes.

Narrow slot canyons in a badland eroded into soft sedimentary rock provide an otherworldly landscape in this remote Nevada state park.

This famous Nevada gold mine, once a hotbed of Wild West shenanigans, is now open for tours.

Decor at “Nevada’s Oldest Thirst Parlor” includes Raquel Welch's brassiere hanging from a stuffed moose head.

A whimsical, punny collection of "fence art" outside the tiny mountain town of Baker, Nevada.

A billionaire heiress' menagerie of animals were lovingly laid to rest on the grounds of her former estate.

A park with one large cat sculpture and 15 smaller ones, all painted by different Colombian artists.

For nearly 2,000 years this church has been waging war on local snakes by importing cats.

One New Hampshire alleyway has become home to a public gallery of feline art.

This house's itty bitty size means no humans allowed.

The island of Lanai in Hawai'i is a paradise for cats and cat lovers.

A floating cat sanctuary on an Amsterdam canal.

Original cabaret handbills, posters, and feline artwork are a purrfect highlight of the Museum of Montmartre.

These lush botanical gardens employ the most purrfect pest control force.

An abandoned Cold War missile radar site.

A unique zoological park home to over 30 species of wild cats, both big and small.

Two small markers remember the Alamo's feline protectors.

Improbably, the largest wildlife refuge in the conterminous 48 states sits just northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada.

An open-air, roadside eatery celebrating a historic indigenous cuisine of complicated significance.

The damming of the Colorado River buried an iconic geologic formation before record-breaking drought brought it back.

A living museum of curated gardens honors 4,000 years of agriculture in the Santa Cruz River basin.

Stone markers on the campus of Gallaudet University commemorate a peculiar school tradition.