Places ANeon Wants to Go

This old mining town, deep in the California desert, has a year-round population of one.

"Only the devil could play golf here."

Ten 25-foot-tall, beehive-shaped kilns, abandoned in Death Valley.

This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

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

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.

A raised boardwalk winds through a thicket of stunted, century-old trees no more than nine feet tall.

A grove of "candelabra redwoods" deep in California's Lost Coast.

Train debris from the deadliest avalanche in United States history can still be found in the ravine where so many perished.

The longest and widest floating bridge in the world.

This historic tower in the California desert promises visitors a "vortex of good vibes".

The southernmost outpost of the Russian Empire in colonial America.

This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.

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

Hollowed out cedar log tubs set in an ancient towering forest.

This lake in the Cascades lives up to its name, disappearing down a hole every spring.

The trunks of 3,000 year-old trees lurk beneath the surface of this crystal clear lake in Oregon.

Unknown to many, this sparkling turquoise lake hides amid Oregon's snowcapped mountains.

This charmingly homemade amusement park has been growing for 40 years.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.