Places chaoticemrob Wants to Go

Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

This fantastical house shaped like a seashell brings aquatic design to architecture.

An ancient cave system in Tennessee’s Appalachian foothills converted to a 1,200-person music venue.

This large cave is a summer home to thousands of bats and has a rich history dating back to prehistoric times.

The pan man stands as a testament to the functionality of American cast iron cookware.

More than five miles of underground passageways.

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

This naturally-sourced hot spring is now home to a clothing-optional resort.

Meet Rita the Rock Planter, one of Danish sculptor Thomas Dambo's enormous wooden trolls.

Hidden beyond a kitschy giant beetle is this remarkably sprawling collection of preserved insects.

These faux-cliff dwellings allow visitors to climb around on a replica archaeological site.

Hidden beneath a bridge, this waterfall is known for the large amounts of graffiti painted on its base.

Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.

The warmth and creative kitsch of a quilt engulf every patron who visits.

The home of a formerly enslaved man who went on to become a prospector, entrepreneur, and activist for Black rights.

Each year, teams of the world's best snow sculptors have 65 hours to create frozen masterpieces.

Wild lights and sound effects turn a walk through some caves into an eye-popping 1960s tourist attraction.

For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.

The actual model from the original "Star Trek" series is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum.

This historical swimming pool near Miami is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.

12,000 sq. ft. museum tracing erotic art from antiquity to modern times.

An underwater city for the dead.

Nearly 200 prehistoric giants lurk among the trees at this theme park.

Hundreds of skulls and bones at the largest skeleton museum in the country.