Places simonele Wants to Go

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.

Experience a quartz crystal sound bath inside a storied, all-wood sound-chamber.

A much more welcome kind of snowbird vacationer, manatees camp out in these springs every winter.

Each spring, a dreamlike carpet of bluebells overtakes the forest floor.

This eye-popping Icelandic crater lake is surrounded by red volcanic rock.

Rustic natural hot springs in the deciduous rain forest.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.

Finale of "William Tell Overture" can be heard as drivers pass over grooves in the road.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

A religious-themed park filled with folk art to bring biblical stories to life that fell into disrepair and now being restored.

An ethereal glowing blue ocean cave in Croatia.

Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.

Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.

Take a drunken tour inside the world's largest known geode.

This frequently-photographed waterfall takes only a short hike to visit.

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.

A prohibition-style speakeasy takes up residence in the last Victorian residence in Hollywood.