Places emthecloud Wants to Go

A historic area for shopping and dining in Ketchikan's former red-light district.

The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.

This giant meditative chakra sits peacefully in the Flathead Valley of western Montana.

A classic mystery spot complete with spots that are said to make you shrink or grow when you stand on them.

An Ancestral Puebloan ruin that appears to burst into flames in the sunlight.

A crack flared at the base provides a pathway completely through a sandstone ridge near Moab.

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.

A mining camp built around an unexpected occurrence of silver.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

A terrace reminiscent of Rome's Spanish Steps is tucked away in a little park in Washington, D.C.

A glimpse of the Pacific Northwest‘s indigenous culture in Washington, D.C.

A gift from Japan, 17th-century lantern stands among the cherry trees at D.C.'s Tidal Basin.

Stone markers on the campus of Gallaudet University commemorate a peculiar school tradition.

A hidden gem on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted.

Home to a vast and influential collection of Shakespeareana.

A fantastic array of trays and cables once whisked books over to the Capitol at 600 feet per minute.

This stunning blue and gold room changed cities twice before becoming part of the Smithsonian.

Centuries-old columns from French monasteries provide structure for this courtyard within an Ohio art museum.

This stunning gothic ruin was a casualty of the Indiana steel industry crash.

This unauthorized stone mermaid was secretly carved out of public stone before being permanently preserved.

A giant bronze coil of feces is both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.

The rodent-shaped sidewalk imprint that earned worldwide media attention.

This U.S. natural reserve is an ancient spiritual place and rock climber’s paradise.

An impressive waterfall nestled in the cliffs of Idaho's Snake River Canyon.