Places cait7911 Wants to Go

A celebrity from the late Cretaceous period.

Abandoned Coast Artillery fort now serves as a graffiti canvas and sightseeing vantage point.

The short-lived railroad town in central Oregon has been abandoned since the 1930s.

Gnarled canopies of pink and purple wildflowers arch over the trail to the summit.

The first life claimed by this record-breaking peak wasn't lost to exposure or a fall, but rather lightning.

A botanic garden full of trees twisted into fantastic shapes and positions.

This tall Massachusetts folly got its name thanks to all of the purple prose its vistas inspired.

North America’s largest collection of horological devices and home to a colossal clock with a dizzying array of features.

The highest point in South Dakota contains the ashes of Valentine McGillycuudy, the "Holy White Man."

Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.

One man’s hobby is another man’s world of metal wonders.

Of course the grave of JFK's assassin is surrounded by conspiracy theories.

An old-timey medicine shop that once served Chinese laborers during the Gold Rush is still open for business to this day.

This railroad tunnel was once the longest in Massachusetts.

This beautiful ancient site is dotted with perforated sandstone pillars considered sacred by some Native American groups.

A trading post in the North Pole where children send letters.

This abandoned motel doesn't welcome guests anymore, but decay and a creepy atmosphere still call it home.

Scary metal statues adorn some of the signature buildings of Burlington, Vermont.

Happy harbor seals frolic and snooze on this warm, sandy stretch of coast.

Where the U.S. government kept its actual treasure, before Fort Knox.

This crumbling stump is all that remains of what was once thought to be the oldest living organism.

A little lighthouse in New York City, surrounded by mysterious stories of insanity-driven construction.

On a former island, this old fortification once used to protect the Boston Area and started Edgar Allan Poe in his military career.

The Virginia farm where John Wilkes Booth met his grisly end is now largely forgotten.