Places aclpurcell Wants to Go

At nearly 1,000 feet long, this astonishing glass suspension bridge is one of the longest in the world.

This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.

Wild lights and sound effects turn a walk through some caves into an eye-popping 1960s tourist attraction.

Amazing pre-Civil War ruins alongside a shallow, rocky river that hosts beautiful (but endangered) lilies.

"Not too many people can say they've had a nuclear bomb dropped on them, not too many would want to." — Walter Gregg.

This titanic steel chain linking two buildings was installed without permission but instantly beloved.

This natural spring not only claims to heal the wounded but it has also been willed to God.

This psychedelic tromp l'oeil seems to be beckoning drivers to crash into a wall.

An unfinished rail tunnel that has since been used to house cheese and bats.

4,000 monkeys used for medical testing on an island off of South Carolina.

One man's extraordinary topiary garden in a small South Carolina town.

This stunning mass of ice spans 121 square miles and is still growing.

This abandoned boat was left in place thanks to its rotting beauty.

This Route 66 classic sports a giant fiberglass rabbit that you can ride.

An ever-growing field of footwear invites legends and more shoes.

The shortest in the world, this landing strip stretches a mere 1,312 feet before steep cliffs on either end plunge into the Caribbean.