Places Cricket2005 Wants to Go

Seemingly grown on some other world, these New Mexico rock formations look like a disused science fiction set.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

The hike through a narrow river flanked by the 2,000-foot-tall walls of Zion Canyon is one of the best in the world.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.

Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents sit, crumbling in a field in Virginia.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

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

A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.

An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.

An abandoned cemetery lies in ruins as the surrounding forest swallows it whole.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

The tree is thought to be the oldest oak in Texas and was once crowned state champion for its monumental size.

Anne Rice, one of the most influential writers in gothic literature, is buried alongside her husband in a New Orleans cemetery.