Places cherylrowe81 Wants to Go

Marvel at 400-year-old trees in one of the last remaining old-growth Appalachian forests.

A ghost town that was wiped out by a flood in 1940.

An idyllic mineral hot springs facility with a more-than checkered past.

You can find America's highest suspension footbridge at Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina.

This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.

Andy Griffith's hometown has made itself up to look like the fictional town of Mayberry.

This granite rock face is named for the magnificent reflection that occurs when the sun hits it just right.

A historic covered bridge, only one of two remaining in North Carolina.

Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?

One of the deepest springs in Missouri.

The crumbling remains of the first Black-owned and operated hospital in Kansas City.

The Old Courthouse takes visitors on a captivating trip through St. Louis' timeline.

Entombed in this strange, white stone hill are the deadly remains of radioactive weapons production.

The house where the famed outlaw was shot by a dirty coward is now a museum to the criminal's legacy.

This historic cliffside mansion uses a natural cave for air conditioning.

A remarkably opulent mansion with a tragic history.

Giant granite rocks standing end-to-end like a train of circus elephants.

The maximum security facility was once thought to have "the bloodiest 47 acres in America."

This is not your typical jungle gym.

Erosion and time have created a naturally-formed water park.

Once an ambitious nature spa, these forest ruins now provide a serene monument to failure.

This abandoned prison castle has become an imposing gallery of graffiti art.

European castle ruins in an American state park are actually the product of death and grief.

Hike to the decaying remains of a dream house with a spectacular view.