Places cxm656 Wants to Go

Arrr! The most authentic collection of pirate artifacts in the world... matey.

One of the oldest, tallest, and most haunted lighthouses in America.

Some believe Ponce de León's mystical spring lurks right under a public drinking fountain.

This sculpture is one of many stunning features along Tampa’s Riverwalk.

A rock maze opens up to a panoramic viewpoint at an abandoned mine full of ghost stories.

Contrary to what one might expect, ice forms inside this small cavern during the summer and melts during the winter.

A sycamore tree grown from seeds that traveled to the moon.

When the Austin Dam failed it destroyed much of Austin...and then it failed again.

"Dark Sky Park" is heaven on Earth for astronomers, one of the rare U.S. locations with no artificial light pollution.

This abandoned NASA launch site is now a memorial to a trio of astronauts who were killed there.

A building so large that it has its own weather.

In a city crazy for seashells this museum educates and amazes visitors using the wonder of cast-off exoskeletons.

"Where the ducks walk on fish."

If Myrtle Beach is the mini golf capital of the world, this is its crowning glory.

This community museum preserves the largest collection of Coal Age fossil plants in Maritimes.

The graffitied ruins stand hidden within the Pennsylvania woods.

An abandoned stretch of highway, deteriorating next to the operational one.

The real-life site of Ichabod Crane's infamous gourd attack.

Once the "Eighth Wonder of the World," this iron railroad bridge was decimated by a tornado.

This shale formation along the Appalachian Trail once inspired the third president of the United States.

This former fire tower is now a rustic observatory that offers amazing views of eagles, hawks, and the Appalachian Mountains.

Take a steam-powered ride straight out of the past on this Appalachian rail line.

The world's largest fully steerable radio telescope.

Hikers can still stroll beneath the long conveyer of this abandoned mining facility hidden in a West Virginia river gorge.