Places dawndowd Wants to Go

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

A wartime promise becomes a shrine to Our Lady of Lourdes.

Modeled after the labyrinth in Chartres Cathedral, this small-town Indiana memorial labyrinth sits half a world away.

One of the most scenic falls in Massachusetts has a history of death and grim legend.

Crystal clear lake with a shoreline of travertine located in a Colorado canyon.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

This secluded aqua waterfall in the Grand Canyon is the perfect swimming hole, and the Havasupai tribe's fiercely protected natural wonder.

A coastal rock outcrop with mysterious inscriptions variously attributed to Native Americans, Portuguese, Phoenicians, Norse, and more.

The kind of mixed-up place that drives archaeologists crazy.

These mysterious petroglyphs in Vermont reflect a troubled history in the treatment of Native American culture.

This beautiful ancient site is dotted with perforated sandstone pillars considered sacred by some Native American groups.

The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.

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

These Pre-Columbian petroglyphs contain representations of birds, deer, hunters, and even some early Native flute players.

A preserve with 75,000 ancient drawings remains the realm of public – not just scientific – exploration.

The ancient past meets the retro-future at these dinosaur tracks that are protected by a geodesic dome.

A phenomenal assembly of pueblos in New Mexico is the most complete example of ancient ruins north of the border.

This geothermal hot spring hides beneath a slowly growing mineral dome.

This lake in the Cascades lives up to its name, disappearing down a hole every spring.

Formerly secret, precariously perched boulders.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

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

Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.

This rugged area of red rocks and arches is often considered one of the most beautiful places on Earth.