Places engelhardus Wants to Go

A historic dam made famous for its turbines and feature in a Hollywood classic.

Colorful clay cliffs tower over an unofficial nudist beach on Martha's Vineyard.

This monument remembers the first Japanese Americans forcibly relocated during World War II.

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

The building stands within a quiet, postcard-perfect New Mexico village.

A few dilapidated structures are all that remain of this deserted former silver mining town.

Ethereal alien hums and haunting whale songs emitting from...a giant sheet of vibrating metal?

America's smallest town is run by its single citizen/mayor/librarian/bartender.

The remains of this early 20th century refinery loom on a mountainside like a graffiti-covered fortress.

A once-groundbreaking power plant turned into a hotel and mini-museum of archeological and geological wonders.

Granite outcropping that the state's tourism bureau doesn't promote because of its delicate ecosystem.

One man's grief over the national tragedy has manifested in a pod of homemade whales on his front lawn.

Art Deco urban decay at this historical building.

You could be standing at the site of one of D.C.'s most fatal tragedies and not even know it.

Mariners once used this prehistoric landfill as a navigational landmark.

A mountaintop space observatory that is certified dark.

Some 2,000 carvings show this rare desert spring has been an oasis for travelers for over a thousand years.

The notorious Wild West outlaw was raised in this unassuming abode.

A dazzling display of red rocks weathered into spires and hoodoos.

Potential high level nuclear waste storage site for the next 10,000 years and beyond.

In memory of the 110 victims of ValuJet Flight 592 that crashed in the Everglades.

This small museum is kept in a house that was integral to the genesis of Uncle Tom's Cabin.

Some of Arizona's best spit-roasted tacos al pastor can be found here.

The historic “pink house on the hill” is an architectural gem that now serves as a center for water conservation.