Places AF Wants to Go

This erect, phallic geological spire wasn't always named so domestically.

European castle ruins in an American state park are actually the product of death and grief.

The second-largest ceremonial mound in the United States is an artificial hill that is loosely shaped like a pentagon.

An eerie and beautiful group of columns mark the site of a grand mansion lost to time and fire.

Abandoned concert venue legendary for its rock counterculture.

The concrete shell of an industry giant remains as a playground for graffiti artists, auto scrappers, and paintball warriors.

A Beaux-Arts triumph rises from decades of decay to become the heart of a new innovation district.

Once a bastion of its community, this gothic cathedral now stands as a haunting ruin.

Pirates had to be ousted from the land where this now ruined Louisiana fortress was built.

The crumbling ruins of this southern American fort have survived storms, war, and cults.

This abandoned Civil War fortress is slowly being swallowed by the waters of Lake Borgne.

Once defending the city of New Orleans from invasion by sea, this fort faces an uncertain future.

The crumbling remains of a 19th century fortess.

The grand marquee of this abandoned Hawaiian theater remembers the building's elegant past.

The remnants of the fortress that saved Georgia from the Spanish still stand guard on their swampy island.

These ancient ritual mounds are our best window into the culture of the ancient Mississippians.

This phone booth-sized municipal building has been a piece of police property for more than half a century.

One of the only Florida forts to remain in the hands of the Union all through the Civil War still stands as a historic stronghold.

A wild trout fishery in Arkansas.

This architectural triumph is the only Frank Lloyd Wright house in Alabama.

These century-old beehive-shaped kilns were built to produce charcoal for nearby mines.

A few dilapidated structures are all that remain of this deserted former silver mining town.

Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.

Rare and gorgeous birds abound in this protected wildlife sanctuary.