Places peterferretter Wants to Go

Upside-down trees serve as natural flower pots in this hanging garden of Alaska.

This whimsical stacked cabin looks like something out of a children's book.

This futuristically sylvan church is a glass-enclosed marvel of modern architecture.

The highest point in Texas is capped by a big silver pyramid.

Leaf through over 30,000 artists' sketchbooks in what may be the world's largest collection of doodles

This isolated structure beckons adventurers with sublime views of the Faroe Islands.

This isolated island is often capped by its own fluffy cloud.

This repurposed church offers a more literal way to get closer to the heavens.

The farthest northwesterly point of the British mainland is one of the most remote places in the Scottish Highlands.

A pub that is literally in the middle of nowhere, but continues to do business.

The last inhabitants of one of the U.K.'s most remote islands were evacuated in 1930.

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.

This well-preserved Cistercian Abbey in a romantic pastoral setting has inspired artists like the poet Wordsworth.

A little slice of Japan and its aesthetics in London's Holland Park.

A gigantic sculpture garden is packed with innovative oddities.

One man's dream has turned into this naturally growing chapel made of almost nothing but trees.

The most remote tree in the world is more than 170 miles from its nearest neighbor.

A series of eerie metal stick figures are spread out over four square miles on the bed of a huge salt lake in the Australian Outback.

This extraordinary geological oddity resembles human-made pavement.

Many rock climbers have come to conquer this slender sea stack, with various degrees of success.

An abandoned railroad tunnel is now filled with bioluminescent bugs.

Built over an abandoned train yard, this hidden gem is full of winding paths and offers gorgeous views of Sydney Harbour.

The highest point in Maine is a grand gift to the state citizens that also happens to be one end of the Appalachian Trail.