Places Emily Sue Wants to Go

The "Black Arch" guards the entrance to the picturesque Glens of Antrim.

Hidden in Carnfunnock Country Park is a lasting testament to the Normans who once settled in the region.

A once-thriving hotel in the Swiss Alps couldn't compete with climate change.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

One of the most unusual geological features, recognizable from a dozen hit movies.

The hundreds of movies and television shows shot in this high desert town are commemorated in a unique museum.

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

This rock formation named for its unique shape is one of many that call the Alabama Hills home.

The not-quite-incorruptible St. Bernadette is perhaps the most beautiful of preserved saints—with a little help from Paris.

The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."

Acres of natural wonders left behind by a socialite-turned-gardener.

This magnificent, quirky home sits atop a literal gold mine in the middle of the Nevada desert.

This mesmerizing medieval monastery-cave complex sits thousands of feet above ground overlooking a valley.

Colorful Native American paintings are hidden within this small cavern.

Smooth basaltic rocks tell a tale of ancient glacial waterfalls.

Ancient human, animal, and geometric figures drawn in the earth.

Travelers leave tea kettles in a remote part of Death Valley as part of a mysterious, decades-old tradition.

A lawless town deep in Death Valley was famous for its riches and death rate turned YouTube famous.

A hard-to-reach oasis in a desolate corner of Death Valley National Park.

A mountain range on an active U.S. Navy base hides thousands of mysterious prehistoric rock carvings.

These headstones and a few stone foundations are all that remain of a once-booming mining town.

Deceased nuns were placed on stone chairs to decompose, while the surviving nuns prayed near the lifeless bodies.

Amalfi's pre-industrial history is slowly being engulfed by the lush vegetation of the Ferriere Valley.

This 1830s store is believed to be the site of Harriet Tubman's first stand.