Places Shawb1 Wants to Go

The only place in the world where the general public can walk aboard an authentic offshore drilling rig.

A fort of historic failures where the island's colonial powers first collided.

Stand astride the International Date Line in Fiji, with one foot in two different days.

Wellington’s longest, fastest, and steepest slide offers incredible views of New Zealand's capital.

More than 100 steam and diesel locomotives bring Colorado’s rail heritage to life.

Most of this “research national monument” still lies buried beneath the earth.

A marvel of engineering, this road ascends a Norwegian hill through six spirals inside of it.

Originally a mission, what may be the oldest building on Maui is now a museum of the island’s history.

Discover this sandstone alcove, a geologic wonder in southern Utah, that continues to slowly shape shift.

An otherworldly reserve of one of Earth’s densest volcanic fields and the world’s largest guanaco migration.

This uninhabited volcanic island is the most remote in the world.

This isolated structure beckons adventurers with sublime views of the Faroe Islands.

This isolated and westernmost point of the Faroe Islands archipelago is home to thousands of seabirds.

The lighthouse is on a island which is connected to another island, which is connected to another island, which is connected to one of the largest islands in the world.

Descend into the world’s longest-running deep anthracite coal mine.

Coins and medals straight from the mint await visitors to this shop in the nation's capital.

This now-protected stone circle is an archeological mystery and a stellar viewpoint.

Ancient volcanic activity made this into an exciting rockhounding site.

One of the most intact and well-preserved skeletons of a mammoth in the world is displayed in a tiny Utah town.

This was the first homestead registered after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act into law.

A brick-paved former section of the historic coast-to-coast highway.

Otherworldly rock formations and ancient fossils abound in this unique stretch of Nebraska badlands.

This erect, phallic geological spire wasn't always named so domestically.

After sitting abandoned for decades, this historic mine is now the only publicly accessible chalk room and pillar mine in North America.