Florence, Italy
Buontalenti Grotta
A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.
Places purpsf Wants to Go
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
New York, New York
Old City Hall Station
The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?
New York, New York
Dream House
La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's "Dream House" will immerse you in an ever changing world of sound and light.
Permanently Closed
New York, New York
Goldbar
A hip bar decorated with walls of golden skulls.
Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn Townhouse Secret Subway Exit
This innocent-looking townhome is actually a subway exit.
Permanently Closed
New York, New York
The Evolution Store
A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.
New York, New York
The New York Earth Room
A room in New York City that contains 250 cubic yards of dirt.
Permanently Closed
New York, New York
West Side Cow Tunnels
NYC's legendary underground network for bovine transportation.
New York, New York
Private Passage
Wine bottle sculpture with a ship's stateroom inside.
New York, New York
Crabs of Cleopatra’s Needle
Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.
Brooklyn, New York
Commercial Street Cat Village
Feral cats keeping the rodent population at bay all across Greenpoint waterfront.
New York, New York
Explorers Club Headquarters
A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.
Napa, California
Monticello Dam Morning Glory Spillway
The largest drain hole in the world.
Corinne, Utah
The Spiral Jetty
An earthwork sculpture built by Robert Smithson in the Great Salt Lake only reemerges during drought.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Old Faithful Geyser
One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
The Crow's Nest at the Old Faithful Inn
An architect's childhood fantasy treehouse made real.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Morning Glory Pool
A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.
Dripping Springs, Texas
Hamilton Pool
An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.
Leggett, California
Chandelier Tree
This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Big Rig Jig
Temporary Burning Man sculpture made of two 18-wheelers.
Gerlach, Nevada
Fly Geyser
A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.
Orick, California
Fern Canyon
Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.
New York, New York
Unicorn Tapestries at the Cloisters
Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.
West Glacier, Montana
Going-to-the-Sun Road
The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.
