Places Nicpicname Wants to Go

Where one of the worst train disasters in the country took place, leading to upgrades in rail safety.

Overlooking the Colorado Convention Center is this giant sculpture made from thousands of triangles.

This patch of old-growth forest is home to Canada's gnarliest tree.

By public opinion, this is Canada's knottiest tree.

At the most northwestern point of the contiguous United States lies a trail leading through an ancient forest to stunning cliff-side vistas and massive oceanside caves.

A monument to the migrants who cross the dangerous waters between North Africa and a tiny Italian island.

A monument to the 4,114 Irish orphan girls who arrived in Australia between 1848 and 1850.

The statue honors an adventurous seafaring cat.

This cannonball stands as a reminder of the final act of a fleeting governor amidst a revolution.

A cement mixer-turned-kaleidoscope in downtown Norfolk offers different views of the city.

A local farm's collection of unusual structures from a now defunct storybook amusement park.

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

This unusual structure may be on its way to becoming a cultural landmark in Toronto.

This otherworldly church spire reaches up toward the heavens.

The history of this futuristic crypt-turned-temple is as curious as its facade.

A whimsical tower with a spiral staircase, inspired by the Space Age and the Möbius strip.

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

Designed by an artist known for his eccentric, satirical public works of art.

The only statue ever crafted by award-winning animator Ray Harryhausen.

The only boathouse Frank Lloyd Wright ever designed was also the only unbuilt structure in his famous Wasmuth Portfolio, until 2007.

An eerie, derelict amusement park in Berlin.

Henry Ford's failed rubber plantation in the middle of the Amazon rain forest.

These mammoth-yet-narrow crevasses in the Earth are perfect for taking an otherworldly swim.

Guarding the city of Chiyoda is a bizarre insectile creature with a name no one can pronounce.