Places Calmmseas Wants to Go

Mysterious rocks that ring musically when struck.

More than 350 million years ago, western New York was covered in a vast sea. Today, you can dig up the remains of the plants and animals that lived there.

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

A former limestone quarry has found a new life as a flourishing community garden.

This interpretive path lets you get up close and personal with dinosaur bones.

The site of the "Bone Wars" between two rival paleontologists during the dinosaur rush of the 19th century.

A beautiful, water-filled quarry that has become a popular haunt for swimmers and artists.

The world’s largest underground marble quarry is hiding in Vermont.

This cavernous abandoned marble mine is popular with ice skaters in the winter.

An abandoned 19th century quarry in the middle of the woods, remade by unnamed wanderers into a massive series of rock thrones.

One man's swirling six-acre monument of stone.

The remnants of a 19th-century ironmaking complex hidden in the woods of Connecticut.

This petite park lets visitors see and touch examples of fossilized dinosaur tracks.

The ruins of one of the first railroads in the U.S. lie hidden within a neighborhood cul-de-sac.

From economic backbone of a community to deadly diving hole, these former stone quarries are now a park for rock climbers and graffiti artists.

Locals purchased this abandoned quarry in order to make sure it continues to be overgrown.

A rock and sand industrial site returns to its natural habitat.

You can dig for your own 52-million-year-old fish fossils.

A little-known hot spring haven right below the highway.

Community owned and operated, this property is home to a diverse set of nudists.

One man has installed bathtubs into the Utah desert floor to harness the powers of a natural hot spring.

Come for the springs; stay for the mud bath.

This historic hotel on Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs National Park has a storied history of gangsters and baseball greats.

This set of hot springs also comes with fantastic views.