Places theworldinaframe Wants to Go

Landmark dedicated to the plight of the American Indian in the 21st century.

The heroic sled dog of the 1925 serum run is preserved in taxidermy.

This lovely university observatory continues to sit abandoned since its potential savior was sent to jail for fraud.

Deep scars on the earth left by the Ice Age.

These sub-farmland caves are home to a majestic stalactite known as the "Crystal King."

Prison made famous by The Shawshank Redemption has been out of commission since 1990.

The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.

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

An eerie, existential museum dedicated to the author of "The Metamorphosis."

A theme park featuring a replica of Noah's Ark built to the measurements specified in the Bible.

This small museum is kept in a house that was integral to the genesis of Uncle Tom's Cabin.

Explore this massive series of 45 caves and over 51,000 sculptures carved from cliffsides in China.

The largest statue in the world towers at 420 feet high atop another 66 feet of pedestal.

This Tang Dynasty behemoth is the biggest Buddha in the world.

A harrowing trail up a mile-high mountain.

These layered sandstone mountains in China look like they are made of pressed crayons.

Snow-capped peaks, colorful waterfalls and stunning vistas on the edge of the Himalayas.

Rock-cut caves and 7,000 Buddhist sculptures carved into the nearly sheer face of a sandstone mountain.

The internal railway of one of the biggest steel plants in America has been transformed into a linear park with unique industrial views.

The wooden octagon in which Huckleberry Finn and A Connecticut Yankee were born can still be visited in upstate New York.

A museum dedicated to the history & joys of the trail & your best chance to see hikers throwing up ice cream.

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.

"Dark Sky Park" is heaven on Earth for astronomers, one of the rare U.S. locations with no artificial light pollution.

Penn State's giant bug collection.