Places Rogier Wants to Go

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.

A stratovolcano located in the south of Iceland, with a long history of charted activity and a rich mythology attached.

One of the most remarkable caves in all of Iceland was created by a once raging river of lava.

Two hundred tons of pioneer artifacts were painstakingly recovered from a shipwreck at the bottom of the Missouri River.

This Oakland fairytale kingdom, fiercely devoted to childlike whimsy, was an early inspiration for Disneyland.

Ten 25-foot-tall, beehive-shaped kilns, abandoned in Death Valley.

Graffiti, cars, and religion combine to create this jungle of scrap in the Nevada desert.

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.

Smooth basaltic rocks tell a tale of ancient glacial waterfalls.

Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.

The hundreds of movies and television shows shot in this high desert town are commemorated in a unique museum.

Hidden beneath a lake for decades, this brutalist mine has now emerged from beneath the receding waters.

A glimpse into the lives of the the Miwok and Paiute people in Yosemite National Park.

Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.

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

A dwindling menagerie of anthropomorphic oil derrick animals still dot the barren California landscape.

An old-timey medicine shop that once served Chinese laborers during the Gold Rush is still open for business to this day.

The profile of one ill-fated deacon was emblazoned forever on this church window during the Halifax explosion.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

Junkbots and mud babies are the masterpieces in this fantastically sci-fi art museum.

9,000 square feet of vintage and modern mechanical toys, dioramas & sideshow curiosities.

This collection of Japanese luck idols beckons visitors with over 2,000 waving paws.

This small Estonian hill is covered in hand-made twig crosses that are said to bring good luck.