Places mikswockam Wants to Go

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

Critics argue this boab tree has been mislabeled for the sake of dark tourism, undermining its spiritual significance.

This metal tower in the desert provides views of a handful of Nazca geoglyphs.

A set of ancient drawings in the desert of Peru that are so massive, many of them can only be fully seen from the sky.

A gargantuan crystal kingdom.

The meteor that sealed the fate of the dinosaurs landed at this site, one of the largest impact craters in the world.

Site of the largest impact event to occur over land in Earth's recorded history.

The villagers of the coldest inhabited place on Earth adjust to unique challenges presented by day-to-day living.

Fire meets ice at the southernmost volcano on Earth.

The world's highest and most dangerous infinity pool lies at the precipice of Victoria Falls.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

The most alien-looking place on Earth.

A Google software engineer's Easter egg led to what may be the world's most unusual saved screenshot.

This Los Angeles animation studio is keeping the wonder of stop motion puppetry alive.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

An entire home filled with over 3,000 pieces of Santa memorabilia in glass cases, walls, on Christmas trees, and even in the bathroom.

You thought Santa Claus didn't exist, but it turns out you were wrong.

This vintage theme park is peak Christmas kitsch—and it's open all summer.

Two giant painted cooling towers make for one of the world’s most epic bungee jumps.

An amusement park on the grounds of an unused nuclear power plant, with a swing ride inside the cooling tower.

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

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.