Places revans Wants to Go

A striking, menacing sandstone peak towering above a landscape that's equal parts Mordor and the Moon.

A comprehensive collection of bonsai set in a beautiful campus.

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

This blue behemoth of a bear is a colorful homage to Brown University's mascot.

When waves crash onto this section of beach, the rocks sing a song.

Just a man taking his prehistoric pet for a stroll.

This old abandoned sign flickers to announce a motel that isn't even there.

A surreal landscape where fanged rocks rise from the ground and the ocean feels like a great mystery.

The collection is housed in an exquisite mansion that makes you feel like you've been transported to an Italian villa.

More than 200 unconventional musical instruments that anyone can play.

Touch an actual dinosaur bone at this eclectic trove of Rocky Mountain treasures.

This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.

10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.

A midcentury ranch house hides a literal treasure trove of unique rocks and minerals.

Thousands of unique minerals, including some of the most impressive fluorite crystals in the world.

The basement bowling alley of this St. Paul dive bar is decorated with thousands of dollar bills.

A park filled with vibrant mosaics created by more than 300 folk artists.

Sunset-colored dunes of volcanic ash make taking a poor photo impossible.

A creepy sculpture of a decapitated head invites viewers to see St. Louis through its empty eyes.

This former Texas landfill is flush with 300 million-year-old fossils, all fit for the taking.

A tiny art gallery in Sunnyside helps keep Portland weird.

Hundreds of glow-in-the-dark objects light up a museum in a historic zinc mine.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

The skeletal white beams stand as a monument to religious dissent.