Places arieadil Wants to Go

A renovated hotel is bringing new life to a nearly-abandoned mining town in Colorado.

The largest source of fossilized insects anywhere.

Hidden beyond a kitschy giant beetle is this remarkably sprawling collection of preserved insects.

The superstar of Cold War nuclear bunkers has been featured in countless films but is now barely operational.

The haunted reputation of these abandoned Colorado train tunnels is probably not helped by the terrifying spiked fence.

The moving metal works of one troubled artist can still be viewed on his front lawn... for now.

Hidden beneath a bridge, this waterfall is known for the large amounts of graffiti painted on its base.

This super steep hike ascends 2,000 feet in less than a mile.

This enigmatic building features numerous architectural styles.

There are eight natural springs around town, each with a slightly different taste.

These faux-cliff dwellings allow visitors to climb around on a replica archaeological site.

Victorian "Fancy Craft" Hair Wreaths and Relics.

Red sandstone structures dominate this landscape, which has been inhabited for some 5,000 years.

An abandoned observatory in the middle of the Illinois prairie.

In an alley not far from where two great highways meet, byways of a very different sort are honored.

A remarkably opulent mansion with a tragic history.

On a dusty county road sit the ruins of a ghost town's abandoned church.

A National Historic Landmark with a scenic clock tower and park filled with deer and peacocks, plus a military museum.

A lesser-known part of the Kinsey Institute is this impressive collection of art, artifacts, and material culture related to human sexuality.

Home of an evil witch famous within southern folklore.

This former tuberculosis research hospital endeavored to cure the dreaded disease with fresh air and positive attitudes.

Once adorning a New York skyscraper, these reclaimed ruins now haunt an Indiana park.

Modeled after the labyrinth in Chartres Cathedral, this small-town Indiana memorial labyrinth sits half a world away.

In a grove of fast growing walnut trees outside Paris, Illinois, a marker shares the story of a fictional road building culture.