Places relizh Wants to Go

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

One of the world's largest tanks mimics the experience of watching rare whale sharks, giant rays, and deep sea creatures from the ocean floor.

Each step is a mere four inches tall, said to be measured by the stride of a woman wearing a hobble skirt.

Created in 1972, the famous sculptor's intricately detailed monument to San Francisco is overflowing with city landmarks.

In this century-old literary safehouse, print is alive and well.

The South African dialect's complex history is immortalized in stone, in one of the world's only monuments dedicated to a language.

The famous boat that once ferried Bogart and Hepburn still floats in Key Largo after being abandoned for years.

This spiny beast guards an artist's village while vying for the title of largest lobster in the world.

This 140-year-old beacon off the Florida Keys marks the wreck of a Navy ship that once roamed the Caribbean hunting pirates.

The remains of the worst maritime disaster in the history of the "Graveyard of the Pacific."

A gleaming white tower in ornate Indian style soars above the low-slung bungalows of north Tampa.

Modern design and unusual architecture make this mountaintop temple no ordinary Buddhist retreat.

This natural French spring has been turned into a magical grotto by Roman and medieval constructions.

Thousands of narrow alleyways in an ancient medieval city make up what's believed to be the world's largest car-free urban zone.

Morocco's largest Jewish cemetery.

Walk a trail through a historic Quaker town that outlawed slavery in 1777 and was a major waypoint on the Underground Railroad.

The shelves in the back of this thrift store are devoted to saving, not selling, retro tech.

This intricate Hindu temple is the largest of its kind outside of India itself and was constructed like a giant puzzle.

A record-size collection of wild-haired troll dolls tells the story of the mythical creature's roots in Scandinavian folklore.

You can cross from one country to another in a single hop on this little bridge.

Scattered around Atlanta are little doors with big charm.

This house's itty bitty size means no humans allowed.

Swedish mice can dine at the Nuts of Life restaurant or take a date to the amousement park.

Granny Smiths and Fujis can both be traced back to Kazakhstan, where apples still grow wild.