Places RakelOm Wants to Go

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

These picturesque Hawaiian falls are home to a rare species of fish that uses a special sucker to climb up cliffs.

A beach made of semi-precious green sand on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi.

A Hawaiian stairway to heaven—that you can't climb.

This beautiful ancient site is dotted with perforated sandstone pillars considered sacred by some Native American groups.

An entire town preserved as a historic landmark.

This amazingly preserved Gold Rush town is a historian's dream.

New fungal and bacterial species call this deadly lake home.

This giant meditative chakra sits peacefully in the Flathead Valley of western Montana.

At least seven hues of blue and turquoise make this freshwater lagoon unique.

Cave where bat-eating snakes hang down from the ceiling.

If you can look past the nearby sewer pipes, this urban sinkhole grotto is a mini-paradise.

A hidden treasure of an abandoned city lies deep in the jungles of Campeche, Mexico.

A flooded Mexican cave that hides a river beneath the water.

An ancient system of freshwater caves filled with animal bones, including that of species long-extinct.

The ruins of an ancient Mayan city, beautifully preserved and only accessible by boat.

An elaborate Mayan city shrouded in alien conspiracy revealed the tomb of Pacal the Great.

This fantastical house shaped like a seashell brings aquatic design to architecture.

No telescopes, no power, no gift shop: The Observatory of Chichen Itza, one of the world's oldest observatories, takes astronomy back to basics.

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.

These azure waters were thought to lead to the Mayan Underworld.

The large fjord lake is thought to be the home of "Ogopogo," a giant sea serpent.

Every four years, millions of salmon fill a river so densely that its waters appear deep crimson.

Sleep snuggled in a sphere suspended atop the forest canopy of Vancouver Island.