Places escapechaos Wants to Go

The highest point in Maine is a grand gift to the state citizens that also happens to be one end of the Appalachian Trail.

True to its name, this bouncy walkway may be the world’s smallest suspension bridge.

The eccentric mansion of one of the most popular horror authors of modern times.

This incredible collection of vintage pinball machines can be played at 25 cents a pop.

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

Explore the dark underground corridors of this graffiti-covered former military fortification.

These half-buried combine harvesters just off Route 66 are an homage to the Cadillac Ranch.

A pair of giant legs paying homage to a poem, a king, and it would seem, socks.

The old Route 66 town straddling Texas and New Mexico died along with the Main Street of America.

A clear blue swimming hole with hidden caves, still unexplored.

A sprawling collection of over 106,000 toys from around the world.

Life-sized sculpture of a blue whale made of hand-recycled plastic trash.

An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.

The lost ruins of the forgotten ferry lie hidden beneath the silt.

Nearly 300,000 acres of wildlife, natural splendor, and a hidden ghost town have been designated a national monument.

The unusual patterns in this rock formation result from two distinct modes of weathering.

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.

This rugged area of red rocks and arches is often considered one of the most beautiful places on Earth.

The house's confection-like decorations are the result of one man's painstaking work over decades.

Seemingly grown on some other world, these New Mexico rock formations look like a disused science fiction set.

It's easy to see why this eclectic architectural wonder has been dubbed the "Spaceship House."

A sculpture of a flying hawk made from colorful car doors.

The fictional star of "Breaking Bad" is memorialized with a real-life gravestone in his hometown.

If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."