Places nickblossom Wants to Go

This enchanting rainforest hotel looks as though it grew from the forest itself.

The “City of Stairs” sits high in the Andes, above the world’s largest underground copper mine.

A sculpture of a giant hand reaches for the stars in the middle of the Atacama desert.

A fantastical group of cliffside stairways, bridges, and twisting paths carved out of stone provide a surreal coastal hike.

This odd Chilean waterfall-cano hotel must be entered via a rope bridge.

This Japanese-inspired labyrinth of hot springs is hidden in a Chilean forest.

A record-breaking pool that uses computers to turn ocean water into cleaner, private swimming water.

Humboldt's human-powered sculptures race across land and sea for days on end in a wacky quest for dominance.

A giant knight, sex education, date shakes, and Jesus coexist happily in this Coachella Valley desert oasis.

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

These lush groves of fan palms rise up like oases out of southern California's Colorado Desert.

World's largest collection devoted to one fruit.

Along a California highway is a kind of Jurassic Park made of metal.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

A Mysterious Masonic tomb in San Luis Obispo.

Its most enigmatic sculpture is a giantess with a ghostly face on her knee.

This laboratory has a remarkable concrete roof that measures less than an inch at its thickest point.

This mid-century mural portrays humankind's spiritual and scientific journey.

A colorful "forest" made entirely from three tons of recycled plastic waste.

The F1 Mexican Grand Prix circuit goes right through the middle of this old baseball stadium.

This neon installation is a tribute to a Mexica god, who gave his skin to humanity.

A detailed model of Mexico City is the star attraction within this interactive exhibit inside an old theater.

This hotel is an amazing example of the Escuela Tapatía de Arquitectura movement.