Places Ancientproof Wants to Go

An annual celebration of the infamous, unsolved skyjacking.

Always a new use for this old building.

This private home is famous for appearing in the cult-classic "Twin Peaks" series.

Legend says that these tall basalt pillars are the petrified wives of a trickster god.

This graveyard contains markers and monuments dedicated to some of the darkest chapters in Washington's history.

Local legend has it that an old, decaying staircase outside this cemetery is haunted by dozens of ghosts.

This long, dark tunnel is open to hikers, but those without lights are known to get confused even on the straight path.

A tiny red pebble marks what may be the quietest outdoor spot in the United States.

A short hike into the mountainside forest reveals a decaying 1890s town.

A mining town once rife with murderous disputes over its copious treasures now creates income as a popular spot for photo shoots.

A collection of haunted objects and macabre oddities under one roof.

The farthest you can be in the contiguous U.S. from a McDonald's location.

If you want to take a peek at Area 51, this is legally as close as you're going to get.

Water of undetermined depth has attracted rare fish and cult leaders alike.

The bullet-riddled wall from the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, bloodstains enhanced for your viewing pleasure.

In the middle of an extremely unforgiving and desolate high desert is the most secret military facility in the world.

A legal loophole makes it possible to get away with murder within this 50-square-mile section of Yellowstone.

Despite his legacy of work in Spain, Cuba, and Florida, the larger-than-life writer's grave is a simple affair tucked in an Idaho cemetery.

This ancient Hawaiian henge may have been an early star chart.

A controversial memorial at the place where Captain Cook met his violent end.

This blowhole is supposedly caused by a trapped monster.

A tunnel of hardened lava along Maui’s famous Road to Hana.

Earth's tallest volcano is sacred to Native Hawaiians, and home to a dozen world-class observatories.

These ancient sacred grounds granted amnesty to those who managed to reach them.