Places rneblanco Wants to Go

The world's tallest palm trees look like the whimsical kind of plant you'd find in a Dr. Seuss story.

This whimsical outsider art wall holds tiny treasures donated by the local community.

The culprit who accidentally lit this 3,500-year-old tree on fire stated "I can't believe I burned down a tree older than Jesus."

This ancient sinkhole-turned-healing-pool is a treasure trove of archeological discoveries and may even be the Fountain of Youth.

Healing Springs that once ran red with soldiers' blood.

More than five miles of underground passageways.

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

Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.

The remnants of a Gilded Age elegance preserved in the middle of a stark modern tower.

The widow of Benjamin Franklin's brother became the first female newspaper editor in the United States.

The final resting place of the famous Rhode Island lighthouse keeper who heroically saved dozens of people from drowning.

The oldest still-operating tavern in the United States was once owned by a pirate.

If you ever wanted to own an actual piece of Disney World, this is the place to shop.

Given just one more year to live, Conrad Schuck built his dream house in Bartow, Florida.

A haunted hill that supposedly defied gravity.

This underground oasis is one of North America’s most fascinating prehistoric places—and you can scuba dive in it.

These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world’s largest coastal brick fortresses.

Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.

Come for the gun-toting hillbilly madman, stay for the ice-cream loving basketball bears.

These towering spires and glowing walls are carefully crafted from hundreds of thousands of icicles.

An underwater city for the dead.

The oldest Italian café in Boston, this spot also serves as a veritable museum of vintage coffee ephemera.

A beautiful Victorian-era cemetery, complete with a miniature village.