Places SamRG Wants to Go

This Arizona observatory is famous for investigations into Martian life, and as the place humans first spotted Pluto.

The artist James Turrell is repurposing an extinct volcano crater as an observatory to experience the cosmos.

Witnessing the might of this dessert-colored desert waterfall is a rare, powerful treat.

Originally conceived as part of a proposed Arizona State Capitol building in the 1950s, this structure built in 2004 stands as a monument to the architect's legacy.

This huge dam across the Colorado River caused an armed standoff between two U.S. states.

This immigrant bridge once spanned the Thames but is now a fixture of an Arizona city.

This gaping hole in the middle of a remote mountain lake looks like a portal to another dimension.

This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”

Perhaps the most spectacular grotto along the Algarve coastline.

Houses are tucked between, on, and underneath giant boulders.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

The site of abandoned cable car system provides expansive views of Tutuila and nearby capital Pago Pago.

The world is full of swimming holes, but few compare to Samoa’s idyllic To Sua ocean trench.

A museum now occupies the mansion in Samoa where the prolific Scottish writer chose to spend the last years of his life.

The "Mother Temple of the Pacific Islands" stands at the center of 20 acres of lush, tropical prayer gardens.

A chilling monument to Korean patriots who resisted the Japanese occupation.

The former home of a foreign correspondent who reported on Korea’s independence movement has been restored and is open to the public.

The headquarters of Korea’s provisional government later became the site of a prominent statesman's assassination.

A family of distorted sculptures stands outside Seoul's former imperial palace.

Only a few pieces remain of a grand 16th-century water clock that once announced the changing hours with the sound of bells, gongs, and drums.

A unique structure located on the grounds of one of five grand palaces that were built by the Joseon dynasty.

A symbol of hope, survival, and national character, especially after it rose phoenix like from the flames.