Places maren Wants to Go

What looks like a crashed Zeppelin is actually a bright, airy reading room perched atop a modern museum.

Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.

This doorless 20th-century elevator doesn't stop or slow down.

An eerie, existential museum dedicated to the author of "The Metamorphosis."

A Jenga-style cylindrical tower of books that appears to go on forever.

Life-sized sculpture of a blue whale made of hand-recycled plastic trash.

At this research institute, the chile is king.

Twenty-seven massive radio antennas on the high plains of New Mexico search for life on other planets.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

One man has carved a number of natural New Mexico caves into psychedelic sandstone temples.

A deserted hodgepodge of experimental structures designed by nearby university students.

A modern mechanical planetary system, part of a 10,000 year clock.

This retro underwater observation tower would make the perfect lair for a sea-loving villain.

The fictional star of "Breaking Bad" is memorialized with a real-life gravestone in his hometown.

The world's first underwater farm is home to more than 700 plants.

This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.

The world's largest model of our planetary system.

Drive past the giant fruit sculptures and up to the window for a menu of fruity treats.

Hundreds of handmade critters fill this tiny window gallery in the heart of Portland's Alberta Arts District.

World's only nuclear reactor operated by liberal arts undergraduates.

When Azorean green tea meets volcanic hot springs water, a luminous brew is born.

This ordinary set of steps is a must-see destination for fans of a certain romantic anime.

This legendary dessert was served to Nobel laureates for decades.

The dairy farm in upstate New York where nearly half a million people gathered for three days of peace and music in 1969.