Places mkenik Wants to Go

A frozen oasis lies beneath the scorching New Mexico desert.

The “Grand Canyon of Maine” is a three-mile gorge full of striking geological features.

The oldest liquor store in the country is a model of resilience and mischief.

A charming monument to a very special dog.

The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?

Franciscan monks created a facsimile of the Holy Land for North Americans who couldn’t afford the trip overseas.

Faces carved into the cliffs create an otherworldly walking trail.

The largest lake in the Faroe Islands seems to be held hundreds of feet above sea level thanks to an optical illusion.

Small caves once used as a hiding place for some of those accused during the Salem Witch Trials.

Mysterious library of an infamous financier and spiritual seeker.

One of the oldest surviving bars in the United States, located at the site of the last skirmish of the American Revolution.

The only fully-realized skyscraper built by the famed American architect, Frank Lloyd Wright.

In Warrington’s Golden Square, it's always tea time.

For more than two centuries, this family-run establishment has been serving up some of Ireland's best oysters.

This whimsical fountain pays tribute to Toronto's four-legged friends.

Located in a remote part of a Louisiana wildlife refuge, this tree has been standing for more than 1,200 years.

This freshwater spring fills with 10,000 gallons of water per minute.

A once-groundbreaking power plant turned into a hotel and mini-museum of archeological and geological wonders.

A lavender labyrinth so large it’s visible on Google Earth.

If there's another drive-through golf-cart bar in a bat-filled cave on top of a mountain, we don't know about it.

The only natural lake in the world that drains into both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

People of the Plum Bayou culture built these enormous mounds over 1,000 years ago.

Home to some of Indiana's last bison herds.

The largest known open fault in the United States is basically a giant natural refrigerator.