Places donaldgabernathy Wants to Go

This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.

A remote candy-striped mountain in the Peruvian Andes straight out of the pages of Dr. Seuss.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

This shop for all your super spy needs hides an educational secret.

A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.

Hunting trophies decorate Oregon's most unique bar-restaurant.

The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.

This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.

Heron, whitewater rapids, and urban industrialism all add to the beauty of this concrete nature walk.

This woodland architectural installation acts as a camera obscura for the heavens.

This research center for rare prosimians is studying how they sleep to help prolong human life.

A sculptor's dream castle turned fantastical ruin.

This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.

A piece of outsider public art accompanied by a strange urban legend.

Near-constant high winds deform the trees on Spruce Knob, the highest point in West Virginia.

This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

Mutant vegetables, transgenic mosquitos, and atomic rodents span the walls of this one-of-a-kind museum.

Walk through the history of American pop culture.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

According to one local tradition, the entrance to the Voodoo underworld can be found in New Orleans through seven gates scattered throughout the city's French Quarter.