Places sophiestjacques Wants to Go

A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.

A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

Explore 10 acres of environmental sculptures.

Along a California highway is a kind of Jurassic Park made of metal.

Located on 420 acres in the high desert, this spiritual center is dedicated to the "science of the future."

Travelers leave tea kettles in a remote part of Death Valley as part of a mysterious, decades-old tradition.

Every weekend, the parking lot of this Buddhist temple turns into a Thai street-food paradise.

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

A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.

This Pringle-shaped ledge makes for the perfect photo op.

This supermarket in Shanghai appears to be a typical Chinese convenience store, but all of the bottles are empty and all the containers are filled with nothing but air.

A Swiss amusement park entirely dedicated to the theory of ancient astronauts.

This large collection of tiny things revels in the art of fine machinery well made.

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's "Dream House" will immerse you in an ever changing world of sound and light.

The largest single concentration of harmless garter snakes in the world is a writhing Canadian serpent orgy.

Little remains of the once flourishing Asbestos' asbestos mine.

This chilly Canadian hotel has a four-month lifespan due to the unusual material it's made of.

A hidden beach at the end of a tunnel of mangrove trees.

What remains of the summer palace of King Kamehameha III.