Places meganvbell Wants to Go

A precariously balanced rock perches on the edge of a cliff created tens of thousands of years ago by glacial erosion.

This national park on the shore of Lake Michigan features remarkable dunes that lie at the heart of a Chippewa legend.

America’s smallest national park site is the former residence of exiled Polish national hero Thaddeus Kosciuszko.

Watch the newest land on the planet form before your eyes.

A rare kind of blue bear can be found chiefly in the national park that shares their name.

This small but lovely sinkhole lake is the last remnant of a great prehistoric water basin.

One of the largest cat sanctuaries in North America is considered a "Club Med" for felines.

You don't have to visit the deep blue sea to see these majestic creatures swimming wild and free.

Located in Nairobi National Park, this animal orphanage is the oldest of its kind in Kenya.

These free-roaming horses were once destined to disappear from the land.

See wolves, coyotes, and arctic foxes in a natural environment smack in the middle of New York State.

Britain's only herd of free-ranging reindeer.

These particularly resplendent rodents are the state animal of Maharashtra.

Thailand's distressed elephants find peace at this Chiang Mai sanctuary.

Massive mounds of golden sand look like a desert landscape randomly plopped in an Arctic forest.

A labyrinthine network of chambers with a storied past hides below Edinburgh's South Bridge.

For nearly 200 years the same family has harvested ice from a small pond in eastern Maine.

Nimrod Polar Expedition base, and home to hundred-year-old frozen whisky.

Long before air conditioning, Persian architects found an ingenious way to cool off.

Ancient structures used to make and preserve ice in the deserts of Persia.

A wealth of local folk art, antiques, and curios, without ever leaving your car.

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

This iconic sluice gate is a favorite haunt for joggers, fishing enthusiasts, and even ghost hunters.

A rare example of an ancient Japanese hill castle believed to be the fortress of a legendary demon.