Places bjmcdonnell Wants to Go

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

This spectacular track has run continuously since 1882.

The lush coastal city of Astoria is riddled with forgotten secret sidewalks.

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

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.

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

Oh, just a motel on the edge of the desert decorated with thousands of clowns conveniently located next to an abandoned graveyard.

When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.

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

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.

Carved by a waterfall in a hard-to-reach rock formation, this heart-shaped rock has inspired romantics for decades.

In the middle of an extremely unforgiving and desolate high desert is the most secret military facility in the world.

Breathtakingly blue walls shimmer inside the "Glacier Behind the Town."

The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.

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

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

The longest navigable underground river in the United States is home to countless blind and albino animals.

A reproduction of earth's many biomes.

Private collection of art inspired by cabinets of curiosity.

Oregon's unexpected high desert, displaying layers of time in a colorful show.

Rustic natural hot springs in the deciduous rain forest.

A clear blue swimming hole with hidden caves, still unexplored.

See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.

A meditative space out of a fantasy story.