Places BlueGranite1 Wants to Go

The arboretum whose marshy soil sucked up the dreams of housing developers.

First planned industrial community in the United States.

The national park was once a plantation estate.

A volcanic fissure over two miles long and up to 70 feet deep.

Six tiny houses built for working class people form the largest intentional cluster of Wright homes anywhere.

One of the American Southwest's most extensive collections of Navajo rock art.

This North Carolina store preserves a historic moment in America's movement for racial equality.

The largest university building in the West is a gothic masterpiece containing dozens of theme rooms based on different countries.

Funded by John D. Rockefeller, this is one of the earliest, and most beautiful, shopping arcades in America.

A colorful square marks the heart of the city's LGBTQ community.

A Civil War fort in the middle of Washington, D.C. has been swallowed by a forest.

The ruins of this long-abandoned unsuccessful gold mine can still be found.

A preserve with 75,000 ancient drawings remains the realm of public – not just scientific – exploration.

A nostalgic bibliographic gem.

Bonsai trees that are up to a thousand years old.

A unique geological area spiked with wind-carved rocks that resemble teepees.

These ancient ritual mounds are our best window into the culture of the ancient Mississippians.

Inspiring Herman Melville and Henry David Thoreau, Mount Greylock in western Massachusetts is the highest point in the state at 3,491 feet above sea level.

This historic mansion was built as a symbol of love between a husband and wife.

This spectacular public market has got meat, fish, vegetables, baked goods, and enough kielbasa for a lifetime.

The highest point in Alabama was almost completely deforested, but is now home to protected towers and trees.

This little-known Revolutionary War fort is supposedly haunted by the ghosts of its past.

In upstate New York, gorgeous waterfalls and a watermill are slowly being reclaimed by nature.

This magnificent Cincinnati graveyard is also a popular public park.