Places varmicon Wants to Go

It's not quite as old as its Roman appearance suggests, but this piece of infrastructure served Guatemala City for centuries.

An impressive century-old, to-scale topographical map of Guatemala.

Volcanically heated hot springs.

For this chef, an active volcano is his oven.

Learn about the history and hopeful future of Maine’s nesting birds at this interactive Audubon facility.

A beautiful, water-filled quarry that has become a popular haunt for swimmers and artists.

This remote museum highlights the island’s impressive creative legacy.

Five mythical trolls have taken up residence in woods and hidden on paths at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens.

Preserving the memory of the narrow railroads that once crisscrossed the state of Maine.

Accessible only by boat, this centuries-old island fort never saw troops or combat.

Toy museum in a former tavern is the expression of one man's life pursuit of the aesthetic power of cartoon imagery.

Tom Thumb's carriage is among the highlights of this unique collection of horse-drawn vehicles, donated by a carriage connoisseur and tucked away inside beautiful Morven Park

Dedicated to a U.S. Army lieutenant colonel who was also a bird watcher and artist.

A dilapidated Victorian mansion sits in the middle of a Virginia golf course.

A superbly preserved example of Georgian residential architecture that was once home to one of the founders of Alexandria, Virginia.

Built to defend Washington D.C. during the Civil War, this fort became a post-war nucleus for a thriving Black community.

The last remaining location of a drive-up hot dog stand named after a local pool shark.

Long buried under the 20th-century landscape, this lift lock of the Alexandria Canal is the lone remnant of an ambitious early American transportation project.

The only remaining African American schoolhouse in northern Virginia is now a museum dedicated to formerly enslaved people.

The only surviving 19th-century water-powered mill found in the Washington, D.C. area.

This "castle" is actually a limestone and quartz formation hidden along a trail.

Once the largest trading firm of enslaved people in the U.S., this building is now a museum that preserves Alexandria's dark past.

One of the oldest train stations still standing in Virginia played a vital role during the Civil War.

Erosion has transformed this sandstone boulder into a massive dune-filled cavern.