Places esnyder87 Wants to Go

Home of what was the largest hydraulic mine in the world, producing gold and the first diamonds in the U.S.

A raised boardwalk winds through a thicket of stunted, century-old trees no more than nine feet tall.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

This strange hill on Old Fort Road where gravity works in reverse has been fascinating locals for years.

This hotel has hardly changed in over a century, like a time capsule of old Oregon.

The flow from this waterfall sometimes comes out of springs below its rim.

A grove of "candelabra redwoods" deep in California's Lost Coast.

This lesser known Hearst estate is a fairytale village built from the stolen bones of historic European buildings.

A forensic lab dedicated to fighting crimes against wildlife.

Treehouse motel and treehouse-building school.

Experience the "opulence, grace, and grandeur of Eureka's most famous Victorian Inn."

Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.

Abortion, prohibition, religion, war, and fear all play a part in the history of this idiosyncratic Pacifica castle.

After serving in World War II and picking up Apollo astronauts, this aircraft carrier has been turned into a museum overlooking the San Francisco Bay.

A New England-style lighthouse along California's beautiful Highway 1 gets a re-do.

Neoclassical Revival mansion and set of horror cult classic Phantasm.

A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.

The largest permanent Monopoly board makes one of the longest games even bigger.

Thousands of Mexican Free-Tailed Bats soar around an abandoned storm drain at sunset each summer.

Decades' worth of lost and forgotten objects make up the collection of this tantalizingly odd little museum.

Back in 1952, you could get a mushroom cloud chaser with your atomic cocktail.

Bringing back the art of handmade custom coffins.

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