Places pikapika Wants to Go

Designed by Alfred Caldwel, this landscape showcases his vision of a native garden.

A surprisingly beautiful abandoned World War II military base in East Greenland.

The oldest orange tree in California spawned a generation of citrus farmers.

Features unique photographic collections by women of the American West and historical attractions such as a two-story outhouse.

Self-built house and sculpture park where the creator can still be seen in a glass coffin.

This protected reserve is home to a rare and beautiful species of flower.

The sign at the garden gate reads: “These Plants Can Kill.”

You may recognize this beautiful grove within Kaitoke Regional Park as location of the house of Elrond.

Handcrafted thermal spa washes away each night with the tide.

This sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for “The Hobbit” film series.

This Parisian café sticks almost exclusively to an ethos of reuse.

An off-the-beaten-path boutique stuffed with an eclectic collection of upcycled goods.

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

Hiding amid the largest camellia collection in the country lies a charming children's maze, donated by a secret admirer.

The first botanical garden, a feather in the cap of the Grand Duke of Tuscany.

The L.A. Zoo has a secret garden of rare bootleg cycads, a palm specimen dating back 280 million years.

Rare and gorgeous birds abound in this protected wildlife sanctuary.

This century-old confectioner's outlet store was plucked right out of the Seattle World's Fair.

More than 2,000 species of tropical plants call this nature preserve and sanctuary home.

This whimsically unique butterfly farm focuses solely on creating habitats for the gentle insects.

A museum and apothecary garden devoted to the history of frontier medicine.

Two community gardens under the elevated subway lines on a very busy commercial strip in Bushwick.

Eat a tasty meal in the house where John Steinbeck was born.

An Alaska livestock farm devotes itself to harvesting wool from creatures that once ran with mammoths and sabertooth tigers.