Places arenfro Wants to Go

Where America’s first doomsday cult awaited the end of the world.

A New York garbage depot holds a secret collection of weird and wonderful refuse.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

Franciscan monks created a facsimile of the Holy Land for North Americans who couldn’t afford the trip overseas.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.

Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.

This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.

Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents sit, crumbling in a field in Virginia.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

A technicolor place of worship for Elevationists.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

One man has carved a number of natural New Mexico caves into psychedelic sandstone temples.

This historical swimming pool near Miami is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.

For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.

A 140-year-old castle with underground caves hidden in San Francisco.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.