Places xzs2 Wants to Go

The famed architect designed this Minnesota gas station of the future with a lookout tower.

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

This rare archive of original recordings and photos uncovers the early days of hip hop culture.

This peaceful gem in upstate New York was chosen as the future home of the 14th Dalai Lama's Library and Museum.

The world’s highest ski resort was deserted after an 18,000-year-old glacier melted away.

This picturesque archeological site looks like it was pulled straight from a fantasy novel.

A remarkably well preserved tower dating all the way back to the Iron Age.

One of Frank Lloyd Wright's greatest—and favorite—architectural masterpieces was almost lost.

The magic's in the hole!

FIFA deemed this isolated field one of the most remarkable places to play the sport.

One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.

Six times a day a train runs right through the middle of this Thai street market, sending vendors scrambling.

The remains of a historic football stadium that once hosted 50,000 spectators.

The oldest tofu shop in the United States is a firm favorite with locals.

These ancient sunken lanes were naturally tunneled into the soft ground by countless footsteps.

A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.

Home to a protest movement, a bombing, and a dramatic change in labor history.

A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.

Climb atop one of the world's longest and heaviest trains for an unbelievable journey across the Sahara Desert.

This nondescript building hides an entrance to an underground nuclear tunnel system.

A gorgeous mural outside a beloved D.C. restaurant pays homage to famous Black Americans.

This pond is so stunning it looks like you've stepped into one of Monet's masterpieces.

Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.

This charming cobbled backstreet is the most Instagramable street in Paris, much to the residents' annoyance.