Places xxrye Wants to Go

There's a 12-foot-tall replica of the Washington Monument hidden under a manhole nearby.

Numerical symbolism abound at East Asia's oldest observatory.

An ancient instrument used to measure the waters of the Nile so Egyptian farmers would know whether to expect famine or flood.

Garden dedicated to native carnivorous plants and site of huge flytrap heist.

Half of a waterfall goes into the river while the other half seems to disappear.

The second-largest gold nugget in existence, displayed in a Las Vegas casino conveniently named the Golden Nugget.

The childhood home of Henry Jones Jr. is now an adventure-themed bed and breakfast.

Carved by a waterfall in a hard-to-reach rock formation, this heart-shaped rock has inspired romantics for decades.

There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.

Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.

The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

This secluded aqua waterfall in the Grand Canyon is the perfect swimming hole, and the Havasupai tribe's fiercely protected natural wonder.

This whimsical stacked cabin looks like something out of a children's book.

Breathtakingly blue walls shimmer inside the "Glacier Behind the Town."

Upside-down trees serve as natural flower pots in this hanging garden of Alaska.

This shrine to the patron saint of Alaska sits on a small tidal island and was built from the land’s own beach stones.

A rare chance to get up close and personal with a 13-mile ribbon of ice near downtown Juneau.

A 2,000-year-old computer demonstrates remarkable engineering and astronomical precision.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

A series of caves under Castle Hill that once held the prisoner Vlad Tepes, better known as Count Dracula.

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.

This volcanic cave lake is essentially hard proof that Iceland is the most magical place on Earth.

This fantastical waterfall is hidden in a cave located in a cracked cliff.