Places 3Lives Wants to Go

California's own medieval Italian castle, authentic down to the 300-year-old iron maiden in the dungeon.

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

One of the last free public hot springs is decorated with hippie art.

This naturally heated mountainous creek has created a group of neon blue pools of potentially deadly boiling water.

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.

Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.

A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.

This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

The long, arduous journey of the stones of the Abbey of New Clairvaux.

A fire lookout atop a glacial pinnacle is reached by climbing three vertiginous flights of stairs.

The viewpoint for this attractive, off-the-beaten-path waterfall is reached by a paved, wheelchair-accessible trail.

Sunset-colored dunes of volcanic ash make taking a poor photo impossible.

A hospital closed seemingly in the middle of operations, leaving behind fodder for horror films and ghost hunters.

The perfectly named cave drop is the deepest in the continental United States, almost matching the height of Seattle’s Space Needle.

This natural wonder drops 16 stories straight down through rare flora and streaming waterfalls.

This university research project is the U.S. government's weed dealer.

A piece of John the Baptist in the American heartland.

For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.

The crypts are so large they're basically their own underground church.

Often referred to as the largest spring in America.

One of the deepest springs in Missouri.