Places SomePlaceCool Wants to Go

Though the original building has been demolished, these massive bronze doors were saved.

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.

This little barrel-shaped cottage by Lake Superior was once a cartoonist's summer retreat.

One Austrian's singular yard is now preserved as a folk art garden of concrete wonders.

This cave holds a surprisingly colorful variety of geological oddities.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

This remote Colorado canyon is home to the second-largest collection of natural arches in the world.

Abandoned bridge hidden deep in the San Gabriel Mountains.

Once the "Eighth Wonder of the World," this iron railroad bridge was decimated by a tornado.

This abandoned bridge to nowhere stands secluded in the woods of a Cleveland suburb.

This shop also boasts some sweet memorabilia from "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory."

A giant telephone commemorates the last "crank" call ever made in the U.S.

Turns out you can see the world without ever leaving Maine.

A clear blue swimming hole with hidden caves, still unexplored.

A riverside tiny house with books and other treasures galore.

The location where the iconic movie character declared it was time to go home.

The original home of the Lego has a huge amusement park dedicated to the iconic plastic toy.

An enormous playhouse designed to look like 21 stacked Lego bricks, with another 25 million colorful Legos inside.

Ancestral Puebloan ruins, natural arches, and box canyons abound in this seldom-visited corner of Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park.

This magical-looking island is notorious for the misfortunes suffered by its owners.

A strenuous, unofficial trail leads to spectacular views in one of America's most remote national monuments.

The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.

This striking arch, one of the first architectural elements constructed in Prospect Park, was recently restored to its original glory.

This magnificent arch is all that remains of a former smelt mill.