Places Nicola B Wants to Go

Creek water that starts here has a 50/50 chance of ending up in the Atlantic or the Pacific.

A rapidly disappearing glacier filled with extinct grasshoppers, perfectly preserved in the ice.

Housed in a memorial lighthouse, this museum relays the history of surfing, beginning with the antics of royal Hawaiian teenagers.

Mirrors and glass shards cover every inch of this arrestingly beautiful mosque.

This ruined fortress was the stronghold for a persecuted medieval leader and his infamous Assassins.

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

A 1,500-year-old, 3-story subterranean city where ancient Persians took refuge in times of war.

Iran's colorful terraces are a rare geological masterpiece.

This elaborate tunnel is the first structure composed of cast concrete in the United States.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

A once grand hotel is being retaken by the wilderness it once capitalized on.

The only intersection in America where the buildings on all four corners were built pre-Revolutionary War.

The rustic think-space of famed naturalist John Burroughs stands exactly as he left it.

Eight whimsical acres of metal art.

This once-private estate is now a dreamy, meditative garden that's open to the public.

The cell which saved the life of Ludger Sylbaris, "the man who lived through Doomsday."

The first geometric self-supporting spiral stairs in Britain are a truly beautiful sight.

A rugged lava field dotted with molds of the ancient pines that were growing when the volcano erupted.

Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.

This lake in the Cascades lives up to its name, disappearing down a hole every spring.

A volcanic fissure over two miles long and up to 70 feet deep.

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

Across Ring Mountain is a vast collection of Native American petroglyphs unique to the region.

Accessible only by train, the beauty of Agawa Canyon Wilderness Park is worth the journey.