Places samireland Wants to Go

Started as a kitchen garden, now the second largest botanical garden in the world.

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

Native Australian lizards inhabit this garden celebrating Sydney and its sister city in China.

The red crab exhibits one of the most spectacular migrations on earth, despite manmade obstacles.

An abandoned marine theme park has created a difficult experiment in dolphin rewilding.

The unique ecosystem atop an Australian mountain is home to some colorful inhabitants.

A massive stairway that almost wasn't leads to one of Australia's most scenic vistas.

The only pollutant in the clear blue water is sunscreen.

A castle hand-built by a Spanish dreamer in the Australian tropical jungle.

Australian Lake set aglow by Noctiluca Scintillans.

An abandoned railroad tunnel is now filled with bioluminescent bugs.

An Australian lake whose pink hue defies scientific explanation.

An ultra-modern vista that has been featured in so many films the house is a celebrity in its own right.

A Jewish deli run by Yemeni Muslims in an Afro-Caribbean neighborhood is quintessential Brooklyn.

Discovered by cows, these upstate New York show caves are presented with a healthy dose of psychedelic folk art.

The most beautiful Taco Bell in the world even has surfboard parking.

Come for the boats, stay to explore the intriguing assortment of art.

A Muppet museum in small-town Mississippi honors the roots of Jim Henson's most beloved creation.

The mysterious white squirrels of this Illinois city are treated like sacred cows.

Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.

A faded sign from the 1920s remembers Baltimore's resistance toward banning alcohol.

Not even a series of devastating fires could keep this odd castle in upstate New York from bouncing back.

This stockpile of junked electronic and mechanical gadgets is a favorite among Hollywood prop masters.

This frozen tunnel in central Alaska is both an engineering feat and a valuable climate classroom.