Places RachelM Wants to Go

A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.

The unedited photograph called "Bliss" has graced the screens of over a billion computers.

Despite being a perfectly pleasant place to be, Loyalton can't seem to attract any visitors.

The world's first permanently occupied mountain-top observatory continues to report on the stars.

If you are looking for a used Russian battery, Chinese Ham Radio or other electronic oddities this Flea Market is a good place to start.

The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."

A pair of large white marble lions guard this stretch of the Mojave Desert, and it is utterly mysterious how they got there.

Handmade treasures from around the world.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.

Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

A one-of-a-kind collection of a unique medium.

It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.

This scenic gorge is named after one of the most famous Bigfoot attacks in pseudohistory.

One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.

Despite sitting firmly in the global cradle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, this Hare Krishna temple is host to one of the largest color festivals outside India.

The site of the Wellington avalanche, one of the America's worst railroad disasters.

Train debris from the deadliest avalanche in United States history can still be found in the ravine where so many perished.

Native American burial mounds? Giant gopher dens? No one knows what created the Mima Mounds.

This semi-secret garden in south Seattle emulates a traditional Japanese garden using the plants of the Pacific Northwest.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

One of the world's oldest and most massive living organisms is a grove of quaking aspens.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.