Places emiliejayne Wants to Go

One of the best places to see wild Colonial Spanish Mustangs in the United States.

Hear the tales of New York's most notorious criminals.

The official atomic museum of the United States explores the explosive and productive history of a much maligned energy source.

This super steep hike ascends 2,000 feet in less than a mile.

The highest paved road in North America winds its way up Mount Blue Sky in Colorado to an altitude of 14,130 feet above sea level.

An architecturally-focused antique shop.

This meticulously extracted nervous system allegedly came from a 19th-century custodian who donated her body to science.

A small metropolis of Pueblo cave dwellings have been carved right into the hillside of this national monument.

This historic building provides a powerful glimpse into the lives of Japanese Americans forced to relocate during World War II.

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

Beyond the usual stories that attend old prisons, this one has deep bloody undercurrents.

This pebble beach is so beautiful that taking its rocks is against the law.

This sprawling bookstore spans four floors and has more than a million books in stock.

Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.

A failed utopian experiment for British expats in the American South is now a Victorian village frozen in time.

There is an unmarked red button hidden over Houston's Buffalo Bayou that is just begging to pushed...

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

Earth's tallest volcano is sacred to Native Hawaiians, and home to a dozen world-class observatories.

At Chicago's revered Field Museum, visitors are invited to learn about and literally explore DNA.

Once a menacing challenge for trailblazers, this trail is now the most scenic drive in Utah.

These banned cigarette vending machines now sell little pieces of pocket-sized art.

The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.

This abandoned Civil War fortress is slowly being swallowed by the waters of Lake Borgne.

Hell on Earth is actually a small town in Michigan where anyone can be mayor for a day.