Places DorchadasGheimhridh Wants to Go

Lines from a walking song are etched into a rock in Natural Bridge State Park.

This unconventional used book store was once in the news for the surprising act of burning books.

A deserted hodgepodge of experimental structures designed by nearby university students.

America's first nuclear-powered merchant ship is now a time warp to the atomic age.

A genuine Tudor manor transported piece by piece from England.

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

An alternate history park where the Union Army loses the war... to dinosaurs.

These eerie outliers of the lightning bug family glow a mysterious blue color.

Gnarled canopies of pink and purple wildflowers arch over the trail to the summit.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

Enchanting gardens surround a derelict mansion, all hidden in plain sight behind a stone wall.

One of the foremost Sherlock Holmes collections is hidden away at a Toronto library.

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.

Dig for your own trilobites in this goldmine of invertebrates.

A natural gas leak provides a flickering flame beneath a waterfall.

New York City's smallest piece of private property.

This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

A Pythagorean funhouse that tries, successfully, to prove that math is the coolest thing ever.

Half of a waterfall goes into the river while the other half seems to disappear.

Despite its name, this route in southern Utah offers a heavenly day trip.

A winding, cliffside stretch of road overlooking the Delaware River.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

The highest point in Virginia can only be reached by passing through ponies and flowers.