Places SomePlaceCool Wants to Go

An extraordinary mixture of natural beauty and man-made phenomena.

The sci-fi villain is a little-known inhabitant of the U.S. capital's largest cathedral.

This odd Chilean waterfall-cano hotel must be entered via a rope bridge.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

One of the oldest scientific gardens in Britain, containing more than 13,302 plant species in its core collection.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

Frank Lloyd Wright’s most iconic home dangles over a Pennsylvania waterfall.

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

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

This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

This incredible collection of vintage pinball machines can be played at 25 cents a pop.

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

This whimsical castle of grottoes was the labor of love of a French postman, and one of the greatest achievements of outsider architecture.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

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

The longest hedge maze in the world.

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

Thousands of exquisitely carved stone water storage wells, hundreds of stone steps fill this exquisite medieval stepwell.

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

A swing to dangle you off the very edge.