Places davidbird42 Wants to Go

The remnants of an early automobile route across shifting sand dunes can still be found in the deserts of Southern California.

A little-known ruin with a convoluted history and a fascinating latrine drainage system.

Legend says a witch conjured the world's third largest whirlpool to protect Scotland from a nasty pirate.

An opal mining town in the middle of Australia where people live, worship, and shop underground.

The middle finger of modernity.

The sole remaining outpost of a once-thriving South Carolina chain still sells “pic-a-nic” baskets.

In this roadside "community for the small," abandoned toys gain new lives.

The abandoned funicular tunnel was a secret base for the BBC during World War II.

A museum in rural Utah documents the history of the Japanese Americans who were forcibly relocated there.

This hidden workshop is filled with molds of France's most iconic sculptures.

A retro walk through the history of the tube.

Water of undetermined depth has attracted rare fish and cult leaders alike.

Explore the quarry where the marble was sourced for Michaelangelo's David.

The abandoned train depot now doubles as a well-placed rest stop for those who take the road less traveled.

This quiet park's strange sedimentary spires were named after Kodak's color film.

The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.