Places RachelM Wants to Go

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

Eighteen miniature death-scene dioramas.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

The only theatre in the world constructed specifically for sound movement.

One man has carved a number of natural New Mexico caves into psychedelic sandstone temples.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

This Boston medical museum features the skull of the famous medical case of Phineas Gage.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years and harbors many surprises.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.

An eatery for UFO seekers on the Extraterrestrial Highway.

A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.

London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth.