Places timbuktuk Wants to Go

This plot of old-growth forest is the largest surviving remnant of New York City's original woodland.

The world's tallest box hedge is found in a delightful garden.

The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.

An artist sees trees as a medium for sculpture.

Crouch down, stretch tall, and be sure to flail your legs to pay homage to the Monty Python classic.

With nearly double the depth of the Grand Canyon, this Peruvian canyon is one of the deepest in the world.

This ancient structure is widely thought to be the oldest intact pyramid in the world.

The world's fifth tallest waterfall is a spectacular silver chute of water that cuts through the cloud forest in northern Peru.

One of the few places in the world where visitors can walk alongside fossilized tracks from 80 different dinosaur species.

Dozens of feral felines rule a segment of Hollywood's only graveyard.

Gorgeous views of Italian mountains and valleys form the backdrop of this unique open-air theater.

Locals transformed this Canadian evergreen into a secret hangout with spectacular views of Vancouver's skyline.

This strategically placed hill fort has served defensive forces from the Iron Age up until the 20th century.

An ornate Art Deco tile mosaic representing Nebraskan life, both modern and prehistoric.

Hundreds of glow-in-the-dark objects light up a museum in a historic zinc mine.

Archduke Ferdinand II's collection of rare objects is considered one of the oldest museums in the world.

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

A Tucson museum and performance space full of found-object movable sculptures.

One North Dakota man's vast collection of rare rocks, polished orbs, and geological wonders.

The ill-fated plan to reroute the Mississippi so that Union ships could bypass Confederate fortifications on the river bend.

A hidden tunnel leads to an abandoned slate quarry that's now a secret swimming spot guarded by cliffs.

A deserted hodgepodge of experimental structures designed by nearby university students.

One of the earliest bowling lanes in the U.S. doubled as a sewing school during a time when women had little job opportunity.

The ruins of a medieval seminary some say is the oldest university site in Scotland.