Places BE Wants to Go

Turnip-shaped island just off the Michigan shore in Lake Huron.

“You better take care of me Lord, if you don't you're gonna have me on your hands.” ― Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

An abandoned observatory in the middle of the Illinois prairie.

The city of Rockford, Illinois is symbolically protected by a quartet of fittingly stony sentinels.

A shining sculpture made of 3,115 lights, the number of visible stars in the Northern Hemisphere.

Toss a Frisbee through the ruins of this Colorado gold mining town.

Detroit housing collective working to create an "environment for revolutionary change."

Concrete igloos standing across from what remains of the Michigan Central train depot.

An ornate Detroit church, left empty and ravaged by time.

This empty Detroit high school was too expensive to maintain or destroy.

Enormous small-business mecca in the Midwest, serving dozens of artists.

Opulent downtown movie theater now houses cars as an indoor parking garage.

One man's attempt to create an artistic wonder on a run-down block in Detroit.

Abandoned concert venue legendary for its rock counterculture.

Once a bastion of its community, this gothic cathedral now stands as a haunting ruin.

Small, privately owned island divided between Michigan and Ohio with abandoned vacation homes and a derelict lighthouse.

Isak Heartstone, a 15-foot wooden troll made out of recycled materials.

Climb to the top of this spiritual tower, and you'll be rewarded with spectacular views.

The largest self-built castle in the U.S., six decades in the making.

Gleaming self-built castle towers made from beer cans and inspired by "Vitamin Mary Jane."

For 60 years, skiers have calmed their nerves with cocktails hidden along these slopes.

A phenomenal assembly of pueblos in New Mexico is the most complete example of ancient ruins north of the border.

These aggressively sustainable art homes look like something out of 1970's science fiction.