Places Scott Forsythe Wants to Go

An eerie and beautiful group of columns mark the site of a grand mansion lost to time and fire.

A preserved stretch of ancient fossilized trees with an impressive gem collection to boot.

This iron and wood Civil War city-ship was the first vessel to be sunk by an electrically detonated torpedo.

This humble hole-in-the-wall is home to an incredible pig ear sandwich and serious civil rights history.

Built by prisoners of war, the largest small-scale model ever built includes eight miles of tiny streams that now sit abandoned.

One North Dakota man's vast collection of rare rocks, polished orbs, and geological wonders.

A collection of beautiful crystals shaped like freshly plucked roses.

A collection of 100 brains preserved in jars on the UT campus.

As the highest point in the Mid-Atlantic range this stratovolcano offers spectacular views.

Fascination continues to surround one of history's most infamous shipwrecks.

Where the English trapper who faked a First Nations identity bunked with beavers.

The Twisted Trees of Alticane are an unnerving grove of Quaking Aspen, apparently mutated from a single source, giving them a twisted and unnatural appearance.

This partially completed dam was simply abandoned after nearly destroying the city it was built to service.

The haunted reputation of these abandoned Colorado train tunnels is probably not helped by the terrifying spiked fence.

The largest self-built castle in the U.S., six decades in the making.

An abandoned sawmill from more than 134 years ago stands testament to the ambition of one man.

A well-preserved Ancestral Puebloan ruin tucked beneath a desert cliff.

Red sandstone structures dominate this landscape, which has been inhabited for some 5,000 years.

Climb to the top of this spiritual tower, and you'll be rewarded with spectacular views.

When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.

A short but powerful waterfall resides amid Colorado’s Great Sand Dunes.

Unlike most arches, this geological oddity formed in a volcanic dike.

A fake mine that was made using real mining techniques which is also used as a community center.

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