Places marycker Wants to Go

An old vending machine serves up unpredictable beverages from its seemingly magical insides.

The oldest ruins at this castle overlooking Georgia's Terek River Valley date back to the 10th century.

This antique shop specializes in the history of print and design.

This amazing pedestrian suspension bridge in the Swiss Alps would give Indiana Jones nightmares.

On East Burnside, a 24-hour vending machine distributes world-class pastries.

Little India's hidden gem of kindness and good food.

Terrapins of all colors and shapes are quick to bring fascination (and possibly long life) at this museum.

A little-known park with unusual, half-ruined structures and a mystical energy.

One of the only known surviving coconut palm trees in the entire state.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

An archive of nearly every day of Buckminster Fuller's life.

A mapping error in the 19th century made loggers think this section of the forest was underwater.

An abandoned fish-shaped drive-in gets a second life as a restaurant.

A beautiful Gilded Age hotel in the White Mountains with surprising diplomatic history.

A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.

This quaint Spanish village agreed to be painted blue as a marketing stunt but found that they preferred it that way.

One woman's decades-long obsession with the "La Fée Verte."

This secluded date farm can be reached only by following a bumpy, single-lane desert road.

A small house sits between two huge rocks, with its back to the sea.

Although now a decaying ruin, this stone cabin's history includes several notable figures.

In one of the world's smallest countries, a royal's personal winery is open to the public.

Is this cat asleep or just pretending?

One man has installed bathtubs into the Utah desert floor to harness the powers of a natural hot spring.

An abandoned set from the 1980 film "Popeye," claimed and repurposed as a theme park by creative locals.