Places eecarter Wants to Go

A geological oddity formed by two rivers carving out a mass of limestone on both sides.

The show pony of cave systems, Fantastic Caverns manages to live up to its name.

400 million-year old limestone caverns nestled in the Ozarks served as shelter and a hideout for cultures throughout North American history.

Curious cave that stays a cool 56 degrees all year long.

The world's largest man-made underground caverns offer unparalleled underwater wonders.

European castle ruins in an American state park are actually the product of death and grief.

The history of the treatment of mental illness, illustrated in all its gory detail, and housed in an asylum.

Erosion and time have created a naturally-formed water park.

Once an ambitious nature spa, these forest ruins now provide a serene monument to failure.

This odd stone memorial remembers a loyal dog who offended the rail barons with his speed and saved his master with his pee.

It was originally part of a "terrible lizards" collection at the 1964 New York World’s Fair.

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

Man-made geyser that rises to the exact height of the Gateway Arch.

The park that the Chicago Stockyards built.

Today this bizarre rooftop phone booth seems like a piece of kitsch but it was once used to spot disastrous storms.

This historic-shipwreck-cum-diving-spot can still be seen poking its boiler out of the Lake Michigan waters that claimed it.

A plaque marks a former safe house on the secret route, now hidden next to a McDonald's.

Arguably the best example of an authentic Dutch windmill in the United States, rivaling its counterparts in the Netherlands.

The world's largest collection of the world's largest objects is in one small Illinois town.

You have to love a museum with a truly dedicated focus. A focus on Superman, for example.

The legacy of an unsolved, gruesome murder rests beneath the spans of this historic bridge.

This overgrown Illinois water park offers a whole new type of adventure.

The final resting place of the world's first nuclear reactor.

When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.