Places dennishudson Wants to Go

A historic arena where the Beatles played their first concert in the U.S.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

The final resting place of the poets Shelley and Keats.

This freshwater spring fills with 10,000 gallons of water per minute.

Once a vital asset for Southeast Alaska’s timber industry and the backdrop for the gritty 1954 film noir classic Cry Vengeance, the Connell Lake dam now stands as a tragic yet scenic barrier blocking vital fish passage.

A collection of modern petroglyphs by artist Kevin Sudeith. Hate them or love them, but important to experience.

Raised catwalk walk through the trees alongside a river starting from an abandoned and colorful pumping station.

The cavern’s main chamber is so vast that the Statue of Liberty could reportedly fit inside it.

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.

An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.

A Saint Nicholas-themed ghost town in the Mojave desert.

The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.

A crumbling wizard is one of the final reminders of a roadside Middle Earth.

The abandoned personal amusement park of the King of Pop.

Costumed elves and mountain bikers co-exist peacefully at this abandoned Christmas-themed adventure park.

The granite monument is engraved with the image of the talking horse's head coming through a barn door.

The grave of the first dolphin to play Flipper is located at the Dolphin Research Center.

This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."

The remains of this hell for leather wild west town can still be found in the Arizona desert.

The story of Two Guns, Arizona could easily be described as a Shakespearian tragedy on Route 66.

A stealthy Apache hideaway that became the haunting site of a mass grave.

The largest dinosaur trackway in North America is tucked away among this canyon's ghosts and archaeological gems.

Over 100 million years ago, beach-bound dinosaurs left permanent marks on San Antonio's landscape.

148 feet long and in the middle of a verdant forest.