Places pikapika Wants to Go

Get up close to emus and ostriches, or buy their tasty meat.

This neighborhood grocery houses a treasure trove of Eastern European delights.

This park contains one of the largest concentrations of cedar glades, a unique and rare ecosystem.

Locals call this magical moss-covered walkway the "Emerald Path."

Gorgeous cave resemble a winter wonderland.

A hidden world of exotic succulents and cacti.

This homegrown adoption center offers a wonderland of feline companionship.

A secret fresh water spring for animals and humans alike hidden along the most famous road in the United States.

Home to the Amorphophallus titanum "Corpse Flower," which is among the largest flowers in the world and also smells powerfully of rotting flesh when in bloom.

According to the experts at the Guinness World's Record office, this is the longest candy counter in the world.

A unique botanical garden housed in three giant geodesic domes.

From the sky, a kaleidoscope of color brightens the grey landscape of the San Francisco Bay.

This bright yellow building is packed with sweet treats from all around the world, from chocolate-covered crickets to whoopie pies.

This 22-acre botanical garden is home to the largest collection of rhododendrons in the world.

A series of waterfalls and pools that flow through the 'Ohe'o Gulch and into the ocean.

This small and serene place for quiet reflection on Staten Island was built in China based on the gardens of the Ming Dynasty.

An exercise in patience and imagination, where Mother Earth turned common stuff into precious hidden treasures.

This splendid Versailles-inspired mansion has the largest French-style formal gardens in North America.

A blend of art, antiquities, and Americana fill this museum, surrounded by whimsical, enchanting gardens.

Stunning wetlands ablaze with pink lotus flowers.

London's marvelous wildfowl reserve along the Thames.

A Victorian natural history and ethnographic museum with wonderful turn-of-the-century, science-book-esque evolution displays.

A wonderfully eclectic Victorian aquarium lies in the basement of the Horniman Museum.

A Victorian school for poverty stricken waifs has been preserved as a museum to their donated education.