Places Shawb1 Wants to Go

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

This modest marker near Notre Dame identifies the very center of Paris.

The world's longest known cave system.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.

The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”

Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

Crystal clear lake with a shoreline of travertine located in a Colorado canyon.

This abandoned subway station beneath the Waldorf-Astoria hotel is allegedly used to secretly transport presidents.

The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?

Mind-blowing carvings and fantasy ice scenes grace the largest year-round ice environment in the world.

The world's first ice hotel is still one of the most elaborate and beautiful.

It might not be as impossible to reach as its name would imply, but just about.

Napoleon’s home in exile, decorated with poisonous wallpaper.

Final resting place of Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton.

What's a diner from the 1939 World's Fair doing in a remote Utah mountain town?

This church was constructed by a shipbuilder and designed like an upside-down boat.

A unique collection of drawings that represent Fremont Native American culture.