Places misshalili Wants to Go

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.

A Swedenborgian glass church surrounded by redwoods sits perched atop a massive landslide area.

This naturally-sourced hot spring is now home to a clothing-optional resort.

A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

This woodland architectural installation acts as a camera obscura for the heavens.

This geothermal hot spring hides beneath a slowly growing mineral dome.

This serene oasis in an affluent Los Angeles neighborhood holds some of Gandhi's ashes and got Elvis into Eastern Philosophy.

The one-time watch house for incoming ships at the Golden Gate now stands abandoned and hidden in trees.

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.

A much more welcome kind of snowbird vacationer, manatees camp out in these springs every winter.

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

Finale of "William Tell Overture" can be heard as drivers pass over grooves in the road.

A reproduction of earth's many biomes.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

An abandoned stretch of highway, deteriorating next to the operational one.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

The largest self-built castle in the U.S., six decades in the making.

A hidden network of subterranean passageways lies tangled beneath Indianapolis' bustling City Market.