Places badgersofdoom Wants to Go

An abandoned facility that has become a place of ritualistic satanic worship, or so rumor has it.

This massive mushroom has spent centuries eating its way across a huge swath of Oregon.

The longest continuous lava tube in Oregon.

Here lies Lilly E. Gray, an alleged "victim of the beast," but the reason long remained a mystery.

Jail from the 19th century that was built by inmates.

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

A small flooded ghost town with a few scattered structures remaining.

A collection of colorful dinosaurs hidden in an actual rainforest.

A stealthy Apache hideaway that became the haunting site of a mass grave.

A self-built castle made by a mysterious man.

A replica that won't float away.

This abandoned horse racing track was an exercise in hubris from its inception.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.

Treehouse motel and treehouse-building school.

An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.

Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.

This strange hill on Old Fort Road where gravity works in reverse has been fascinating locals for years.

Eons ago, a rushing lava river formed this pristine passage through solid rock.

Walk through the actual strap iron cells and solitary chambers of Arizona Territory’s first prison.

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

Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.

An arsenic-filled pool in the Grand Canyon takes on the appearance of a giant, overflowing pumpkin.